The UK Trade Envoy to Bangladesh, Baroness Winterton of Doncaster DBE has said Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) share a strong, historic partnership, and the two countries continue to benefit from expanding trade and investment ties.

“I look forward to engaging with government leaders, businesses, and entrepreneurs to identify new opportunities that support economic growth and prosperity for both nations," she said in a statement on Monday.

Trade Envoy Baroness Winterton is visiting Dhaka to 'reinforce and expand the longstanding and mutually beneficial' UK–Bangladesh trade and economic partnership.

Her third visit to Bangladesh comes at a pivotal time following the formation of Bangladesh's new elected government in February. She arrived in Dhaka on Sunday.

This visit reaffirms the UK’s commitment to supporting Bangladesh’s transition toward a more diversified, resilient, and high‑value economy, said the British High Commission in Dhaka.

Her visit underscores the UK’s commitment to deepening cooperation in trade, economic development, higher education, aviation and defence, said the British High Commission in Dhaka.

During her visit, Baroness Winterton will hold meetings with senior ministers and other government and military officials, to discuss shared priorities for mutually beneficial growth and reiterate the UK’s commitment as a reliable and long-term economic partner for Bangladesh.

The Trade Envoy will also meet with business leaders including representatives from UK companies operating in Bangladesh to explore avenues for increasing bilateral trade and investment and strengthening commercial ties.

In addition, Baroness Winterton will visit Bangladeshi businesses that export to the UK using the UK’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS).

DCTS is one of the world’s most generous trade preference schemes.

It is designed to support developing countries such as Bangladesh by providing duty-free market access for a wide range of products, simplifying rules of origin to make it easier for exporters to qualify, encouraging diversification of exports beyond garments and boosting long‑term, sustainable economic development through job creation.

Bangladesh is the biggest beneficiary of duty-free access in the DCTS, supplying high quality goods to British consumers at competitive prices and supporting jobs in Bangladesh.

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke said shared growth and prosperity are at the heart of the UK–Bangladesh relationship, and Baroness Winterton's third visit in a year reflects just how seriously they take that commitment.

"This visit will further solidify our partnership as Bangladesh enters an exciting new chapter," she said.

The UK remains one of Bangladesh’s largest export markets and a leading development and investment partner.