Dhaka, Feb. 6 -- Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday signed a historic Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), marking a major milestone in their bilateral ties and giving duty free access to 7,379 Bangladeshi products to the Japanese market.

This is the first time Bangladesh has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with any country.

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments at a formal ceremony at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo.

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman, Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Md Daud Ali, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and senior officials from both countries were present at ...