High level officials of Bangladesh and the Czech Republic have engaged in a discussion to explore the recruitment of expert Bangladeshi employees below a pilot initiative and presents a seize to bilateral economic ties.
The discussion was once held when Bangladesh International Secretary Md Jashim Uddin met with the Director Celebrated of the Employment Coverage of the Czech Republic Katerina Štepánková in Prague final week, said a international ministry press open this present day (7 December).
Correct via the meeting, either aspect exchanged views on the Czech Republic’s employment insurance policies and discussed the ways of streamlining the visa direction of for Bangladeshi employees to facilitate doable manpower collaboration.
In a separate meeting with Radek Jakubsky, Vice President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce, the international secretary highlighted the incentives and facilities supplied by Bangladesh to international investors.
He entreated Czech businesses to consider joint ventures within the sectors of mutual pursuits, in particular in minute and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Discussions between the two also mad about reviving collaboration between the apex alternate our bodies of the two countries following their 2013 Memorandum of Idea.
International Secretary Jashim proposed a digital meeting to present a seize to interaction between the chambers.
Radek Jakubsky welcomed the advice and further proposed internet pages hosting a briefing for Czech investors about the investment opportunities in Bangladesh.
The international secretary also met Enlighten Secretary of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Commerce Vladimír Mana to establish the continued economic cooperation and focus on diversification of alternate.
Both the officials wired the importance of broadening import and export areas to take hold of up the bilateral alternate household.
Correct via the meeting, Jashim expressed Bangladesh’s curiosity in signing an agreement on Reciprocal Promotion and Security of Bilateral Investments.
He highlighted Bangladesh’s increasing pool of IT professionals and invited Czech companies to recruit Bangladeshi consultants in this sector.
Jashim also sought expedited convening of the Joint Commission on Commerce Promotion and Financial Cooperation, established below the 2019 Agreement on Commerce and Financial Cooperation.
Vladimír Mana expressed the Czech Republic’s dedication to abet the cost’s first meeting within the 2nd half of 2025.
Jashim supplied updates on EU-Bangladesh initiatives, including negotiations on the Entire Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA).
He underlined Bangladesh’s efforts to meet EU regulatory requirements on labour and environmental compliance to be certified for the Generalized Plan of Preferences Plus (GSP+) after its LDC graduation in 2029. He requested for Czech technical make stronger in reaching these dreams.
Mana identified Bangladesh as a key partner for the Czech Republic and expressed curiosity in cooperation on supply chains, connectivity, Indo-Pacific initiatives, and cyber security.
