Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged South Korea to invest more in Bangladesh and recruit more Bangladeshi workers, especially in their shipbuilding industry, for mutual benefits.
Prof Yunus made the call when Park Young-sik, the South Korean Ambassador in Bangladesh, called on him at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka,
“We look forward to a broader and more developed relationship with South Korea; elevate our existing relationship to the next step,” the CA told the ambassador.
Raising the issue of the current situation in the Korean peninsula Ambassador Park Young-sikh expressed concern at North Korea's troops deployment in Russia - Ukraine war and it's recent ballistic missile test. The chief adviser sought peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.
He told the chief adviser that many South Korean companies were keen to invest in Bangladesh with the recent positive turn in the business climate. He conveyed about Korea's particular interest in importing Bangladeshi workers for Korea's shipbuilding sector.
He said that many South Korean companies were operating RMG factories in Bangladesh’s specialised economic zones.
The ambassador also said that Bangladesh is the number one recipient country of Korea’s Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) and is a very important development partner.
