Abdul Halim, Secretary of the Bangladesh Ministry of Industry, and accompanying bureaucrats, who came to Ankara as guests of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, received information at OSTİM. Halim invited OSTİM to Bangladesh to share its knowledge and experience.
"There are many similarities with OSTİM"
Halim stated that his country has long-standing good relations with Turkey, saying, “We have maintained these relations since we gained our independence. We have the Bangladesh Small and Medium Enterprises Corporation (BSCIC), established for small and medium-sized enterprises. We have a memorandum of understanding with KOSGEB. BSCIC has many similarities with OSTİM. We also develop industrial zones like OSTİM. We do similar work. We provide technical support to our companies. There is a lot of experience we can learn from OSTİM and collaborations we can undertake. We would also like to host you in Bangladesh to share your knowledge and experience.”
"We will open a Bangladesh desk"
OSTİM Chairman Orhan Aydın stated that they would be pleased to share their corporate knowledge and experience. Aydın said, “We are completely open to all kinds of cooperation. This is their place. OSTİM hosts desks for many countries. We will do the same with Bangladesh to strengthen commercial communication. We will assign a cluster coordinator.”
The delegation also met with the Rector of OSTİM Technical University, Prof. Dr. Murat Yülek, and received information about the training program and practices.
Rector Yülek stated that they had signed a cooperation protocol with the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh, and that students at OSTİM Technical University were preparing for professional life by receiving practical training in businesses in the region. Yülek also introduced the delegation to the laboratories and application centers at the school.
Türkiye - Bangladesh Trade Relations
Bangladesh's most important export products are ready-made clothing, jute and jute products, frozen seafood, leather, and tea, while its imports include petroleum oils, cotton, textile machinery and equipment, plastics, agricultural products, and iron and steel.
With a population exceeding 165 million, Bangladesh is a member of the D-8, a bold initiative and sincere formation focused on the definition and pursuit of a "New World" that will bring peace, tranquility, and happiness to all of humanity, and is tasked with coordinating the Rural Development chapter.
In the first four months of 2019, Türkiye exported goods worth $114.8 million to the South Asian country, while importing goods worth $144.5 million during the same period.
Turkey's main export products to Bangladesh include: iron and steel construction materials, cotton, milk and dairy products, electrical machinery and equipment, textile machinery, textile chemicals, spices, and generators.
The main imported products from Bangladesh are: unknitted clothing and accessories, knitted clothing and accessories, textile plant fibers (jute), and ceramic products.
The delegation then visited businesses in OSTİM.
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