Dhaka, July 12 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam has proposed to host a 'Commonwealth Business-to-business Connectivity Conference' in Dhaka in the first quarter of 2020 as the Lead country within the Commonwealth entrepreneurs and businesses.

The State Minister, while addressing the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting (CFAMM) held in London, put forward few proposals at Marlborough House in London recently, said the Bangladesh High Commission in London on Friday.

The United Kingdom, Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth hosted the 18th CFAMM, a special meeting of such kind as the Commonwealth celebrates the 70th birth anniversary and embarks on a historic reform process.

Foreign Ministers from across the...