Bangladesh PM says moving forward with talks on free trade agreement with Malaysia

Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to proceed with negotiations on a free trade agreement, with Bangladesh also seeking to reopen its labour market for Bangladeshi migrant workers.

Bangladesh PM says moving forward with talks on free trade agreement with Malaysia
Tarique Rahman
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Bangladesh ‌and Malaysia have ​agreed to ‌move forward with negotiations on a free trade agreement, ‌Bangladesh Prime Minister ‌Tarique Rahman said on Monday.

Rahman, who was ⁠speaking ​following ⁠a meeting with his Malaysian ⁠counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, said ​he had also asked ⁠for Kuala Lumpur to ⁠reopen ​its labour market for Bangladeshi ⁠migrant workers as soon as ⁠possible.

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