Dhaka, Nov. 29 -- Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CanCham Bangladesh) has requested the government to sign bilateral agreements with Canada, in order to facilitate continuation of duty benefits there for Bangladeshi exporters and protect Canadian investment here.

CanCham Bangladesh stressed that the government should sign a free trade agreement with Canada and another separate agreement to protect foreign direct investment here in Bangladesh.

It also sought a plot of 100 acres of land in Bangabandhu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for establishing the Canadian Industrial Zone.

The trade body's President Masud Rahman made the demands at a dinner programme organised to celebrate '50 Years of Bilateral Relations' between C...