President of Turkey’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), Nail Olpak, has underlined that investors from Turkey are keen on establishing their own economic zone in Bangladesh with significant investments in textiles, along with agro-processing, ICT, health care and energy.

As per media reports, the DIEK President made these observations on 21 January (Thursday) at a webinar tiled ‘Turkey and Bangladesh: A New Era in Investment and Trade’.

The Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey-DIEK and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), co-hosted the event.

Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, who was the Chief Guest, reportedly, underlined that Bangladesh offers highly suitable opportunities for Turkish businesses in Readymade Garments, textiles, ICT, Health, Construction and Infrastructure sectors while adding that Dhaka is delighted to be a key partner under Turkey’s ‘Asia Anew’ initiative.

The Bangladeshi Ambassador to Turkey, Mosud Mannan and the Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mustafa Osman Turan also spoke at the webinar, which witnessed participation of over 170 private sector entities.