Invest more in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged South Korean businesses to invest more in Bangladesh.

"There is a huge potential to boost the economic relations between the two countries," she said. 

The premier said this when visiting South Korean Special Presidential Envoy Jang Sung Min paid a courtesy call on her at the Gono Bhaban.

PM's speechwriter Md Nazrul Islam briefed reporters after the meeting.

The prime minister said South Korea is one of Bangladesh's top development partners, and the country has been extending cooperation -- especially in textile and infrastructure -- since the latter's independence.

Jang Sung Min is visiting Bangladesh as part of the celebration of 50 years of the diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and South Korea.

The envoy said that his country is keen to strengthen the bilateral ties with Bangladesh further in the next 50 years.

The relationship will grow gradually from strength to strength in the days to come, said the Presidential Envoy and Senior Secretary for Future Strategy in the Office of the President of Republic of Korea.

Diplomatic relations were established 50 years ago as South Korea recognised Bangladesh on May 12, 1972.

During the meeting, the South Korean presidential envoy shared his personal experiences regarding his visit to Bangabandhu Memorial Museum yesterday morning.