Dhaka, May 21 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has formally inaugurated the first-ever Bangladesh-Morocco B2B meeting platform in Rabat, opening a new corridor for trade, investment and green innovation linking South Asia with Morocco's gateway to Africa, Europe and beyond.

Dhaka described the launch of the platform as a 'landmark moment' for South-South commerce and said it marked the flagship event of the State Minister's two-day visit to Morocco and one of the visit's most significant outcomes.

"The platform is established to catalyse high-value, innovation-driven and people-centred partnerships, not trade for trade's sake, but trade that builds industries, creates jobs, accelerates technology transfer and driv...