Ambassador of Egypt to Bangladesh Haytham Ghobashy has paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at the latter’s office in Gulshan on July 14, a press release said Saturday . They had discussions about possible areas of expanding trade between Bangladesh and Egypt and how both countries can collaborate in a meaningful way to boost bilateral trade and talked about how Bangladesh could import more raw cotton from Egypt to meet the growing demand of its RMG and textile industry. Faruque Hassan urged the envoy to encourage Egyptian businessmen to make investments in the potential sectors including high value-added and non-cotton textiles in Bangladesh. BGMEA Directors Asif Ashraf and Barrister Vidiya Amrit Khan were also present on the occasion.
