Bangladesh: D-8 countries concur to implement PTA by Oct

DHAKA, 29 July 2022, (TON): Member states of Developing-8 known as D-8 at its ministerial meeting in Dhaka agreed to begin implementation of the Preferential Trade Agreement by October and work on multilateral cooperation to maximise business prospects and opportunities.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said “the D-8 countries celebrating the 25th anniversary of the bloc should focus on some specific areas like implantation of PTA, D-8 Economic Zone, diversified agriculture to ensure food security and alternative sources for addressing energy crisis.”

She also called upon the D-8 countries for implementation of the PTA and offered spaces for investments in Bangladesh’s Special Economic Zones.

She told “let us work together to harness the D-8 countries’ potential for a prosperous future.”

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