Bangladesh, as the current Chair of the D-8 organization, hosted the 44th Session of the D-8 Commission meeting from Monday to Tuesday (8-9 November), November 2021 in Dhaka.
Wahida Ahmed, the D-8 Commissioner of Bangladesh and Director General (International Organizations) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh chaired the meeting, said a press release on Tuesday.
The Chairperson and D-8 Commissioner of Bangladesh briefed the meeting about the lucrative incentives offered by the Government of Bangladesh to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and invited the meeting to invest in Bangladesh.
The D-8 Commissioners reviewed the Concept note drafted by Bangladesh on forming a Working Group to tackle the economic adversities of the Covid-19 pandemic among the D-8 Member States, and committed to coming up with pragmatic proposals to boost the vulnerable sectors under this ad-hoc Working Group.
The two-day long meeting was attended by the D-8 Secretary-General, Ku Jaafar Bin Ku Shaari and Commissioners/delegates of the D-8 Member States.
The Secretary (West and ICT), Ambassador Mr Shabbir Ahmad Chowdhury, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh said that the D-8 as an economic organization have the responsibility to not only deal with intra-regional inequalities but also inequities that are global in nature, through pro-active deliberations and associations while inaugurating the 44th Session of the D-8 Commission.
The meeting focused on issues related to the six priority areas of cooperation of D-8- Trade, Agriculture and Food Security, Industrial Cooperation, Energy and Minerals, Transportation and Tourism.
