CA seeks more Korean investment in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today urged South Korea to come up with more investment in Bangladesh and recruit more Bangladeshi workers, especially in shipbuilding industry.

Prof Yunus made the call when South Korean Ambassador in Dhaka Park Young-sik called on him at his office in Tejgaon here.

“We look forward for a broader and more developed relationship with South Korea; elevate our existing relationship to the next step,” the chief adviser told the ambassador.

Raising the issue of current situation in Korean peninsula, Ambassador Park Young-sikh expressed concern over North Korea's troops assemble in Russia-Ukraine war and its recent ballistic missile test.

The chief adviser sought peace and stability in the Korean peninsula.

The envoy told the chief adviser that many South Korean companies were keen to invest in Bangladesh with the recent positive turn in business climate.

He conveyed the chief adviser about Korea's particular interest in importing Bangladeshi workers for Korea's shipbuilding sector.

Park Young-sikh said many South Korean companies were operating in RMG sector in Bangladesh’s specialised economic zones._BSS.