Bangladesh, India to sign trade deal

BANGLADESH: Bangladesh and India are set to sign two agreements on bilateral trade and investment promotion and protection soon, the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka said on Wednesday.

After meetings with Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and State Minister Hassan Mahmud, Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty told reporters here that the agreements are likely to be signed during Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's visit to Dhaka on Feb. 8-9.

Pinak said the three-year bilateral trade agreement between the two countries will expire in March this year and it would be renewed.

Dhaka, Thursday, Xinhua