Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Bangladesh and the EU discussed the possibility of signing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on Monday.

The issue was highlighted during a discussion between Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and a delegation of EU ambassadors, who paid a courtesy call on him.

Both sides discussed the possibility of launching negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement, signalling a potential new phase in relations following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's sweeping victory in this month's parliamentary elections, a foreign ministry official said.

Michael Miller, head of the EU delegation in Dhaka, led a group of resident EU ambassadors from Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden in the courtesy ca...