Looking forward to working closely in BD’s new chapter: UK

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Tuesday met Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in line with their shared priorities.

"We had a very good discussion where we reaffirmed strength and depth of the UK-Bangladesh partnership," she told reporters after the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The High Commissioner said they discussed strengthening cooperation across the whole range of different areas in support of their shared priorities including economic growth, migration, security, climate change and also the Rohingya.

"As you know UK has very long standing partnership with Bangladesh and we are very much looking forward to continuing to work closely together in this new chapter for the country," she said.

The UK’s generous trade preference regime, the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), can help Bangladesh diversify its exports and create new opportunities for Bangladeshi businesses, whilst lowering prices for UK consumers, reports UNB. 

The UK is one of the largest investors in Bangladesh.