Bangladesh and Brazil on Sunday held productive discussions on Dhaka-Brasilia bilateral ties, international and regional initiatives, and multilateral cooperation.
Both sides had a very good and successful discussion on different issues, a foreign ministry high official told a media briefing after bilateral talks at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka, Daily Sun reported.
The high officials from the two Global South countries discussed many issues like tax waiver for readymade garment imports from Bangladesh and tax reduction. Bangladesh imports cotton from Brazil and the Bangladesh side requested Brazilian foreign minister to waive the tax on the garment products that are made with Brazilian cotton.
The two countries also discussed Brazil's investment in Bangladesh's economic zone and IT sector that will give Brazilian businessmen an avenue to reach about two billion people in South Asia.
Officials from the two countries further discussed export of Bangladesh-made pharmaceuticals and ceramics to Brazil.
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