, Feb. 10 -- Minister of International Development of Canada Ahmed Hussen on Monday said businesses in Canada will feel encouraged if the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) is signed with Bangladesh.

Canada welcomed its engagement with Bangladesh to continue technical discussions towards a FIPA to expand trade and investment ties between the two countries.

"Businesses in Canada will feel encouraged if FIPA is signed. They will see it as a signal," the Canadian minister told Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus when he called on the Chief Adviser at the Chief Adviser's Office in Tejgaon.

Canadian High Commissioner in Dhaka Ajit Singh and senior secretary and SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed were a...