Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A Bangladesh delegation led by Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood paid a courtesy call on Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb on Tuesday.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and Bangladesh Ambassador to Algeria accompanied the delegation.

They discussed a wide range of issues to further advance bilateral relations for the mutual benefit of Bangladesh and Algeria, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said there was a huge scope for cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, fertilisers, education, science, technology, sports and culture.

He called for enhancing trade and investment in the ...