Dhaka, May 9 -- Canada and Bangladesh have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, focusing on trade, investment, and development cooperation.

This understanding emerged during a meeting between Canada's Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil and Bangladesh's Foreign Secretary Ambassador Md Jashim Uddin, held on Tuesday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka.

On his second official visit to Bangladesh, Paul Thoppil was accompanied by a high-level business delegation representing major Canadian companies, including Gildan, BlackBerry, Advantech, Bell Helicopter, JCM Power, and Export Development Canada. The Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Ajit Singh, was also present at the meeting.

Both si...