Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said, "The United Kingdom is one of the important trade and development partners in Bangladesh''.

During the meeting with UK State Minister for International Development Rod Woods on Wednesday night, Commerce Minister said this.Ministry of Commerce Senior Information Officer Abdul Latif Bakshi said this.Commerce Minister said that the United Kingdom is the third largest export market in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is exporting more than $ 34.44 billion now. Of this, the export amount in the United Kingdom is approximately 4 billion US dollars. United Kingdom of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Bangladesh Which is around 15.26 percent of total FDI.