Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Wednesday said foreign buyers of readymade garments (RMG) have praised Bangladesh for its measures to curb terrorist activities. “The foreigners are happy after seeing that people of Bangladesh have stood courageously against terrorism,” the minister told newsmen after having a view exchange meeting with Netherlands Ambassador Bangladesh Leoni Cuelenaere at his secretariat office in the capital, reports bss. He said the buyers of the apparel sectors are satisfied for efficient handling of the terrorist incidents in Gulshan, Sholakia and Kalyanpur. The minister informed that the Netherlands envoy expressed her satisfaction over the security measures taken by the government for the foreigners living in Bangladesh. Terming Netherlands as a trusted friend and big business partner, Tofail said it has placed proposal of cooperation to build the county’s RMG sector as more modern and sustainable. “They (Netherlands) will organize a seminar tilled ‘Sustainable Sourcing in the Garments Sector’ in September in Dhaka.” Export volume of Bangladeshi products in Netherlands stands at more than $1 billion which is increasing gradually. Lauding Bangladesh’s security measures for foreigners, the Netherlands Envoy said her country want to see Bangladesh as a secure country. Netherlands is keen to help Bangladesh for modernizing its apparel sector, Leoni Cuelenaere said their foreign trade and development cooperation minister would visit Bangladesh soon. Senior secretary of the ministry Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, Bangladesh Ambassador to Brussels Shahadat Hossain and additional secretary Zahir Uddin Ahmed, among others, were present in meeting.
