United News of Bangladesh

Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin on Saturday called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and highlighted the importance of expanding trade and investment ties between Uruguay and Bangladesh. He called for stronger economic collaboration, particularly between Dhaka and Mercosur member countries, to enhance mutual prosperity. The meeting was held at a hotel in Rome, shortly after attending the funeral mass of Pope Francis. During their meeting, both leaders engaged in discussions on issues of mutual interest, focusing on the current global trade situation and the need to bridge cooperation between Latin America and Asia. Professor Yunus and Minister Lubetkin also explored strategies to invest in youth and promote social business enterprises, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB. Bangladesh, Uruguay eye cooperation in unexplored areas They reaffirmed their shared vision of achieving a "Three Zero" world — zero unemployment, zero wealth concentration, and zero net carbon emissions. Chief Adviser Prof Yunus emphasised the importance of maintaining regular high-level dialogues and extended an invitation to Foreign Minister Lubetkin to visit Bangladesh at an early opportunity. The meeting was also attended by Lamiya Morshed, SDG Coordinator of the Bangladesh government; Tareq Ariful Islam, Bangladesh Ambassador to the Vatican; and Rokebul Haque, Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy.

Speakers at a seminar on “Economic Collaboration between Bangladesh and Japan: Public and Private Sector Investment" emphasised enhancing Japanese investment in the country. They said Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) can play a pivotal role in the development of Bangladesh. They also urged the stakeholders to ensure efficient use of Japanese investment in the country. Dhaka Branch Council (DBC), Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) and Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) jointly organised the seminar at ICMAB Ruhul Quddus Auditorium in the city on Thursday. Read: Japan Desk in CCCI to help solve investment issues; promote Ctg: Japan Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki, JICA Bangladesh Chief Hayakawa Yuho were present as chief guest and special guest respectively at the function, said a press release. JETRO Chief Representative Yuji Ando, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) President A.K.M. Delwer Hussain, ICMAB President Abu Bakar Siddique, DBC Chairman Bakhtiar Alam, JBCCI President Asif A. Chowdhury, and Secretary General Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan, were also present on the occasion. Read: Japan expects Hasina to visit Tokyo next year The discussants highlighted the importance of joint collaboration between ICMAB and JBCCI, Japanese companies and policy makers for improving the business environment in Bangladesh and creating more opportunities for engaging cost and management accountants (CMAs) in the value added activities of Japanese companies and development projects. Dr. Syed A Mamun, Vice Chairman of DBC moderated the program.