Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi met Chief Minister (CM) of India’s West Bengal state Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Tuesday and discussed the issues of common interest in the area of trade and investment.
The commerce minister is leading the Bangladesh delegation to a two-day business event, ‘Bengal Global Business Summit’, which started on Wednesday, reports UNB.
At the bilateral meeting on Tuesday, both the commerce minister of Bangladesh and the chief minister of West Bengal agreed that closer collaboration will be mutually beneficial for the business sectors of both Bangladesh and India, particularly West Bengal.
Issues like the need of improving infrastructure at the border for trade facilitation, working together for investment in jute and leather sectors, as well as the possibility of establishing border haats came up during the meeting.
Earlier, Tipu Munshi and Mamata Banerjee recalled the close and warm relationship between the peoples of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
The commerce minister referred to the wholehearted support of the people of West Bengal in 1971 during the great war of liberation.
Tipu Munshi is also expected to visit Mizoram at the invitation of the Minister of Industries of Mizoram during his trip to India.Commerce minister meets West Bengal’s chief minister