UNB, Dhaka :
The maiden meeting of Intergovernmental Commission of Bangladesh and Russia will begin on Monday in Moscow where a 16-member Bangladesh delegation will attend to discuss various issues, including boosting trade and cooperation in different sectors
between the two nations. According to official sources, the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was formed in 2017 with the signing of a deal between Dhaka and Moscow on March 1 in 2017.
As per the deal, the Intergovernmental Commission will be formed comprising 20 members from each nation and Bangladesh has already formed a 20-member commission comprising of senior officials from different ministries and government entities headed by Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam. The Bangladesh delegation, headed by Kazi Shofiqul Azam, included senior officials from different ministries and government entities.
Two members from private sector were also included in the delegation. They are HabibUllah Dawn from FBCCI and Aniruddha Kumar Roy, managing director of RMM Group, who represents Russian company Gazprom in Bangladesh. The agenda of the Intergovernmental Commission’s meeting, scheduled to conclude on October 24, includes cooperation in nuclear power, energy, power, agriculture, banking, taxation, aviation and education. Officials said the meeting may take a decision to avoid double taxation as part of strengthening trade and business while export of trained manpower to different sectors in Russia and re-launching direct passenger plane operation between the two countries may come up for discussion.
In addition, both sides may discuss the possibility of introducing a single currency between the two countries to expedite banking and business relation, hinted the officials.
The maiden meeting of Intergovernmental Commission of Bangladesh and Russia will begin on Monday in Moscow where a 16-member Bangladesh delegation will attend to discuss various issues, including boosting trade and cooperation in different sectors
between the two nations. According to official sources, the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation was formed in 2017 with the signing of a deal between Dhaka and Moscow on March 1 in 2017.
As per the deal, the Intergovernmental Commission will be formed comprising 20 members from each nation and Bangladesh has already formed a 20-member commission comprising of senior officials from different ministries and government entities headed by Economic Relations Division (ERD) secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam. The Bangladesh delegation, headed by Kazi Shofiqul Azam, included senior officials from different ministries and government entities.
Two members from private sector were also included in the delegation. They are HabibUllah Dawn from FBCCI and Aniruddha Kumar Roy, managing director of RMM Group, who represents Russian company Gazprom in Bangladesh. The agenda of the Intergovernmental Commission’s meeting, scheduled to conclude on October 24, includes cooperation in nuclear power, energy, power, agriculture, banking, taxation, aviation and education. Officials said the meeting may take a decision to avoid double taxation as part of strengthening trade and business while export of trained manpower to different sectors in Russia and re-launching direct passenger plane operation between the two countries may come up for discussion.
In addition, both sides may discuss the possibility of introducing a single currency between the two countries to expedite banking and business relation, hinted the officials.
