Govt seeks WB, ADB help to strengthen capacity on trade negotiation: Shafiqul  - The

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said that the government has initiated discussions with the World Band and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to enhance Bangladesh’s capacity in trade negotiations. “You know that we are holding free trade agreement (FTA) talks with several countries, including Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia . . . to make these trade negotiations effective, we need to build stronger capacity,” he said. “We have already talked to the ADB and the World Bank regarding the capacity building and we hope both the institutions will extend their support for this capacity-building initiative,” the press secretary added. Shafiqul Alam said this while briefing reporters following a meeting of the National Steering...