UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Iranian entrepreneurs to invest in joint venture in Bangladesh in infrastructures, and in the exploration of oil, gas and petrochemicals.The Prime Minister made the request when outgoing Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Hossein Aminian Tousi called on her at her office (PMO).PM’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting.The Prime Minister also called upon the Iranian government to import world class ceramics, pharmaceutical, garment, frozen fish and jute goods from Bangladesh.In this connection, she mentioned that in 2012-13 fiscal, Bangladesh exported goods worth US$ 75.40 million to Iran while its imports from that country totaled US$ 7.10 million.Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh and Iran have strong ties based on shared history, faith and culture, and hoped that these relations would be further strengthened in the years to come.The Prime Minister, through the ambassador, conveyed her warm greetings to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and President Hasan Rouhani.Ambassador Aminian Tousi handed over a letter of the Iranian President to Sheikh Hasina in which President Rouhani greeted her on her assumption of the office of Prime Minister for second consecutive term.The ambassador thanked Sheikh Hasina for her government’s sincere cooperation during his stay in Bangladesh.Ambassador at-Large M Ziauddin, PM’s Principal Secretary Shaikh Md Wahid Uz Zaman and Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present in the meeting.
