Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin announced on Monday the successful conclusion of the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations during a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi Toshimitsu.

Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun; Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Mahbubur Rahman; Chief Negotiator of the Bangladesh-Japan EPA, Ayesha Akter; the Deputy Chief Negotiator, Md. Firoj Uddin Ahmed; and the Focal Point, Mahbuba Khatoon Minu, were present during the announcement, said the Chief Adviser's press wing.

As an early ste...