Bangladesh-South Korea bilateral trade crosses $3 billion in last fiscal: State minister

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday said that the bilateral trade between Bangladesh and South Korea crossed 3.0 billion US dollars in the last fiscal year 2022-23.

He revealed this while addressing a programme organised to mark the Korean National Day in Dhaka city.

He thanked the Korean government for granting preferential access to 95 per cent of Bangladeshi products.

Ambassador Park Young Sik said that the bilateral ties between the countries are now on a solid footing.

Terming Bangladesh as one of the closest friends of South Korea, he hoped that the ties would reach  a new trajectory in the coming days.

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