B’desh HC to speak at NCC bilateral trade event

The Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Business Co-operation Council of the National Chamber of Commerce (NCC), will host Bangladesh High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Riaz Hamidullah as a special guest speaker on bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Thursday, February 8, 2018, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the chamber, No: 450, D R Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo 10.
The participants will get an opportunity to have a close dialogue with the high commissioner and officials and get information on trade with Bangladesh. 

Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), named in 1971, is one of the oldest civilizations dating back to 4000 years and is one of the most densely  populated countries in the world with 166 million. The capital Dhaka’s population alone is 17 million, almost the whole population of Sri Lanka. According to the Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh’s economy grew by 7.1 percent in 2016, the fastest expansion in 30 years and the country’s recent economic boom must rank as one of the world’s best economics. Garment exports are the backbone of Bangladesh’s industrial sector, accounting for more than 80 percent of total exports.

The main industries are jute, cotton, garments, pharmaceuticals, drugs, fertilizer, iron and steel, cement, petroleum products, tobacco, fabricated metal products and natural gas, agriculture products, rice, jute, tea, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, tobacco, pulses and spices. Sri Lanka exports clothing apparel, rubber products, textiles, chemical products and tea to Bangladesh. Sri Lanka imports pharmaceutical products, apparel clothing, jute bags and vegetables from Bangladesh.

Those who wish to take part may contact the chamber for registration: TP 4741788 (Fouad/Nishanthi)/ [email protected], [email protected].