The country's apex trade body has recently joined hands with the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) to promote the trade ties between the two countries.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will work with SMF and share information on trade and investment and organise conferences and exhibitions to boost business between the two countries.

Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin, FBCCI president, and Douglas Foo, SMF president, signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard at a programme in Singapore on Tuesday, FBCCI said in a statement yesterday.

The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the Bangladesh-Singapore Business Forum-2018 during the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Singapore.

Sheikh Fazle Fahim, senior vice president of FBCCI, and Md Muntakim Ashraf, vice president, were also present at the signing ceremony.