The prime minister also asked them to play a role in increasing foreign investment in Bangladesh at a conference in London on Sunday. The conference was attended by15 Bangladeshi ambassadors and high commissioners in Europe. “Economic diplomacy should get more priority along with political diplomacy so that our ongoing development activities continue,” Hasina’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim quoted her as saying in the conference. She advised the Bangladeshi diplomats in Europe to observe the markets and identify the hurdles to extending economic relations, Ihsanul said. Foreign Miniser AK Abdul Momen, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, PM’s Principal Secretary Nojibur Rahman and Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque also attended the conference.

Source: bd News24 July 21, 2019 16:07 UTC