Both sides agreed to hold the joint trade committee meeting in Dhaka this year to review the bilateral trade and investment portfolio.

Bangladesh requested Thailand to remove non-tariff barriers and reduce or waive off duties on its products for a better trade balance.

Foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen led the Bangladesh delegation, while Sarun Charoensuwan, permanent secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs led the Thai side.

Momen hoped that the draft memorandum of understanding on testing and standardisation of products would be finalised at the earliest, according to a news agency.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)