Poland plans reopening its Dhaka mission

Poland plans to reopen its embassy in Dhaka to reciprocate Bangladesh’s move to open its embassy in Warsaw .

President Bronislaw Komorowski conveyed this to Bangladesh’s new ambassador Mahfuzur Rahman when he presented his credentials to him on Thursday in Warsaw.

Bangladesh has reopened this mission after decades as part of expanding its presence in the Europe to promote business.

Poland was the second Eu​​ropean country to recognise Bangladesh on Jan 12, 1972 soon after independence.

The two-way trade is growing and it is now more than $600 million.

Bangladesh perceives Poland as a potential source of new technologies for the agricultural and food processing sector, and also for mining, energy and shipbuilding industries

The President expressed his gratitude to Bangladesh for taking “a very pragmatic decision” to reopen the embassy in Warsaw.

“It’s only natural and obvious that Poland would reciprocate by reopening its embassy in Dhaka,” he said.

He said the Polish government was reviewing its diplomatic representation abroad and has already “realized that there should be more representation in Asia”.

Earlier, ambassador Rahman laid a floral wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers in Warsaw immediate after the Presidential Palace ceremony.

Later, the new ambassador also called on Polish Foreign Secretary Katarzyna Kacperczyk, and discussed possible areas of cooperation.