Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh has sought the Netherlands' cooperation in advancing a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) and expanding trade facilities in the European market after the country's graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir sought support during a bilateral meeting with visiting Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sjoerd Sjoerdsma at his office on Tuesday.

He also stressed the need to take economic relations between Bangladesh and the Netherlands to new heights through Dutch technology and investment in agriculture, the jute industry, energy, ports and water management in Bangladesh.

The Dutch side showed a pos...