2024-05-22 05:47:44
Australia will proceed obligation free, quota free services for Bangladeshi merchandise even after the transition from least developed nation to center revenue nation.
On Tuesday (21 Might) night, Australian International Minister Penny Wong, who’s visiting Bangladesh at Rashtriya Visitor Home Padma within the capital, mentioned. Hasan had a gathering with Mahmud. After the assembly, Minister Hashan advised reporters at a joint press briefing.
Bangladesh Excessive Commissioner to Australia M Allama Siddiqui and Performing Excessive Commissioner of Australia to Dhaka Nadia Simpson attended the assembly.
Within the final 26 years, that is the primary go to of an Australian overseas minister. At the moment, Hasan respectfully remembered Go Whitlam, the previous Prime Minister of Australia, who supported Bangladesh’s liberation warfare in 1971 and visited Bangladesh in 1975 to satisfy Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The minister thanked Penny Wong for Australia’s most assist for the Rohingyas.
Hashan Mahmud mentioned, within the honest assembly, the export of expert manpower from Bangladesh, Australian funding in 100 particular financial zones and 40 IT villages of Bangladesh, seasonal employment of Bangladeshis, welfare of expatriates there, prevention of unlawful immigration, cooperation in vitality and surroundings conservation had been mentioned.
The Minister mentioned, underneath the Technical and Additional Training Help of Australia, I’ve sought higher coaching cooperation within the Technical Coaching Facilities (TTC) of Bangladesh.
Dr. Hasan mentioned, we’ve got credit score switch facility of Premier College of Chittagong with UTC of Australia because it has been mentioned for different universities as properly.
“The quantity of commerce between the 2 nations has elevated to 4 billion Australian {dollars} within the final 4 years, which we count on to double within the subsequent 5 years,” he mentioned.
Australian International Minister Penny Ong mentioned that Australia needs to face by Bangladesh to additional the good progress Bangladesh has made in varied fields together with social, financial and environmental safety.
In response to a query, he mentioned that his nation’s coast guard chief will go to Bangladesh to extend maritime cooperation. He talked about that Australia is able to work along with Bangladesh to guard frequent pursuits of the 2 Indian Ocean nations, cope with local weather change, and develop human rights in varied fields.