Dhaka, April 8 -- The United Kingdom has expressed interest in undertaking the ground handling operations at the third terminal of Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.

UK Trade Envoy Baroness Rosie Winterton on Wednesday conveyed the interest during a courtesy meeting with Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita and State Minister Rashiduzzaman Millat at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.

According to a media statement from the ministry, both parties emphasised the importance of further strengthening trade relations between Bangladesh and the UK.

The British trade envoy "assured" the ministers that the UK would stand by Bangladesh in implementing the current government's election manifesto.

Moreover, the meet...