British Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Rushanara Ali, a Labour Party MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, to join the cross-party trade envoy network as a trade envoy for Bangladesh, reports UNB. The appointment, made on the occasion of ‘Pahela Baishakh’, the first day of Bangla New Year, underlines the ‘importance’ the UK attaches to its trade and investment partnership with Bangladesh. On the announcement, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake said, “I’m delighted that at the start of the new Bengali year, the Prime Minister has appointed Rushanara Ali MP as the UK’s Trade Envoy for Bangladesh.” Bangladesh’s economy is growing impressively and there are exciting opportunities here for British companies, she was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the British High Commission on Friday. The UK is the largest investor in Bangladesh and has a deep and longstanding relationship with the country.
