Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Bangladesh has held preliminary discussions with Apple about potential opportunities for the US technology giant to establish a manufacturing presence in the country, Prime Minister's Advisor on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad has said.

Speaking at Grameenphone's FutureMakers competition in Dhaka on Tuesday, Rehan said the talks explored how Bangladesh could support Apple's future innovations and manufacturing plans.

He said Apple typically takes two to three years to assess a market before entering a country.

"We have had initial discussions about how Bangladesh could become part of that journey, support the company and potentially serve as a centre for its future innovations and ...