The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka on Thursday organised the Songkran Festival 2022 “Songkran Bann Rao” to celebrate Thai New Year for the Thai community. The festival was held in collaboration with Italian-Thai Development Plc., C.P. Bangladesh and Siam Cement Group Plc at FDEE complex in Dhaka. This event strengthened the bond and connection of the Thai community, and among Thai and Bangladeshi peoples in Dhaka. It portrays the eagerness of all Thais to preserve this significant tradition. Also read:Dhaka calls for protecting oceans to save planet earth

Thai Embassy in Dhaka will organize a road show to celebrate the 50 years of diplomatic relation between Bangladesh and Thailand  next year, said Thai ambassador  Makawadee Sumitmor at a bilateral business meeting with DCCI on Tuesday.   Rizwan Rahman, president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) led the meeting with the Thai ambassador at Chamber building here.   Read:  Vaccinated Bangladeshis can visit Thailand without quarantine from Nov 1   The ambassador said that Thai government is planning to open the country step by step and by next two months it will be possible to open fully easing Covid-19 restrictions.   Makawadee Sumitmor said that still there is a trade gap between these two friendly countries.   She also said that expansion of India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral route will boost trade in this region.   Rizwan Rahman underlined direct port connectivity between Chittagong and Ranong sea ports for boosting existing trade.      During the meeting, Rizwan  said that the bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Thailand reached $ 837.06 million in 2019-20. Bangladesh’s total export to Thailand was only $35.46 million whereas import from Thailand was $801.3 million in 2020.   Read:  ADB appoints new country head for Bangladesh   Export from Bangladesh saw an upward trend in 2021 as it reached $39 million from $35.46 million of 2020.   In terms of FDI stock in Bangladesh, Thailand is the 15th largest investor in this country but there are huge untapped opportunities for Thai investors especially in the areas of infrastructure, automotive and light engineering, agro and food processing and tourism and health services, DCCI president mentioned.   He also requested the ambassador to relocate Thai labour intensive industries to Bangladesh.   He further said that bilateral FTA or PTA would facilitate increasing trade and investment.    

The Royal Thai Embassy in Dhaka has announced that it will resume accepting applications for all visa categories and certificate of entry (COE) for non-Thai nationals in Bangladesh from Monday. All travellers will have to fulfil each visa's requirements and eligibility as well as follow the Royal Thai Government's procedures and measures, including mandatory quarantine requirement of 14 days, regardless of vaccination status, said the embassy Sunday. Read: US Embassy starts accepting interview-waiver visa applications Travels to Phuket Sandbox and related initiatives will be subjected to measures specified by relevant authorities.