United States Commercial Service, the exchange promotion arm of the US Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, has inaugurated its office in Dhaka for the first time to facilitate trade services between both nations.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and Arun Venkataraman, assistant secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service, jointly inaugurated the new office at an occasion held in Dhaka Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday, 27 October.
In his statement, Arun Venkataraman told the opening of the commercial service office in Dhaka indicates the growing importance of Bangladesh as a trade partner of the US.
Tipu Munshi, at the time, noted that a Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (TICFA) meeting will be held soon to discuss cotton and GSP issues between both nations.