Bangladesh, Nov. 4 -- Bangladesh has called for the swift finalisation and implementation of the frameworks for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) among D-8 member states to unlock the bloc's economic potential through expanded trade and investment.

The country also emphasised expanding mutual tariff concessions, removing trade barriers and undertaking institutional reforms and result-oriented activities to make the D-8 more effective.

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir made the call during a bilateral meeting with D-8 Secretary-General Sohail Mahmood on the sidelines of the 42nd COMCEC Ministerial Session in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Monday, said a press release here on Tuesday

The meeting discu...