Bangladesh seeks more businesses in Danish market

Bangladesh has urged the Danish businesses to import more products from Bangladesh ranging from ready-made garments to ocean-going ships, ceramics to pharmaceuticals, jute products to IT products and services.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 28 March 2017, 10:13 AM
Updated : 28 March 2017, 10:13 AM

Ambassador Muhammad A Muhith made the call at an Independence Day reception on Monday at the prestigious and historic ‘Nordatlantens Brygge’ (North Atlantic House) in Copenhagen.

More than 200 dignitaries, including Kristian Westergaad, who has been honoured as the ‘Friend of Bangladesh’ for her contribution in 1971, Sven Rosengard, the first Danish citizen to arrive in Bangladesh after the liberation and around 50 ambassadors and chargés d'affaires and academicians, attended the reception.

The Bangladesh Embassy said in a statement the event began with paying homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who proclaimed the independence in the early hours of March 26 in 1971.

Ambassador Muhith also recalled with deep respect the three million martyrs and two hundred thousand women who sacrificed their honour that resulted in establishing a secular, progressive and democratic Bangladesh.

Mentioning about the huge potentials of green growth in Bangladesh, he said that Bangladesh government has set a target to have 3,500MW of renewable energy capacity installed by 2021 and increase the share of renewable energy in electricity general to 10 percent by then.

As the main focus of this increased capacity would be on solar and wind, he called upon Danish entrepreneurs to invest more in renewable energy and green growth in Bangladesh.

In this regard, he invited the Danish clean tech companies to make the proposed Bangladesh-Denmark Green Growth Conference to take place in Dhaka in the last week of April 2017 a success with their active participation.

Muhith also urged to join hands in combating the global challenge of climate change, of which Bangladesh is one of the worst victims.

He also spoke about the untapped potentials of Blue Economy in Bangladesh and encouraged increased Danish participation in that sector.

“Bangladesh is now fully capable to offer a win-win combination for trade and investment in the country in terms of opportunities and mutual benefits,” he said.

He also invited the Danish companies to take advantage of regional connectivity that Bangladesh has become a hub for as well as the most liberal investment regime in the South Asia that Bangladesh can offer.

He also highlighted Bangladesh government’s policy towards safe migration and its unwavering commitment towards combating terrorism.

The programme also included a cultural soiree presented by the artistes from Bangladesh diaspora followed by a buffet dinner with array of Bangladeshi cuisine hosted by the Embassy.

Different Bangladesh-made products like handicrafts, carpets, tea, bicycle, which has already made a favourable impression in Danish market were displayed at a ‘Bangladesh-corner’.

The most circulated English daily ‘The Copenhagen Post’ brought out a 16-page special supplement on the occasion of Bangladesh’s Independence and National Day.