A six-member Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CIS-BCCI) business delegation headed by adviser of the Chamber Mahbub Islam Runu left for Uzbekistan recently in order to explore trade and investment opportunities between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.
The other members of the CIS-BCCI delegation include Khan Md Iqbal, Mohammed N S Kabir, Alamgir Hossain Patwary, Barrister Wolora Afrin Rasna, and Modh Wazed Ali, CEO of A & A Agro and Fisheries.
The team will have a bilateral meeting with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan in Tashkent to have further bilateral business transactions at the private sector level.
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The CIS-BCCI-BCCIgation will also meet the textile minister there to engage in joint business ventures to augment the country's exports and imports with Uzbekistan, especially in RMG and Textile accessories including Silk, said the release.
During the tour, CIS-BCCI delegation will also meet the governor of Kiziltepa District regarding joint endeavours in agro-processed industry.
It may be mentioned here that CIS-BCCI works for trade expansion between Bangladesh and CIS countries, including Russia. The Chamber is trying to explore the Russian and CIS markets as the third-largest export destinations after the US and EU.