Bangladesh, June 22 -- As our new government, headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman following a landslide victory in the recent general elections, begins its work, we have before us the challenge of redesigning our international economic engagements against the backdrop of slowing global economic and trade growth, geopolitical tensions, trade policy uncertainties, climate vulnerabilities, rising trade barriers, and structural shifts in supply chains.

Moreover, the ongoing energy crisis has added a new layer of complications. We are not immune to these developments, which have crucial implications for our approaches to overall policymaking, in general, and economic diplomacy, in particular.

This is the very reason why the Ministry of ...