Production of biofortified crops in the country should be increased by making seeds available among farmers, since such crops can significantly mitigate zinc deficiency, participants at a roundtable discussion said yesterday.
Charles Whiteley, ambassador and head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, believes a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU and Bangladesh is unlikely anytime soon despite a lot of interest among the country's businesses on continuing the duty-free facility after Bangladesh's graduation from the least developed country status. "An FTA is not going to happen
The Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) in Bangladesh, organised a daylong event focused on "Foreign Direct Investment in Logistics Sector" co-hosted with the Embassy of Denmark, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the Embassy of Sweden along with the Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh. The program emphasised on the broad range of opportunities in