Bangladesh's Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain has said, the picture of the regional economy will change if the BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement is implemented.
He expressed such hope at the Foreign Minister-level meeting at the BIMSTEC conference in Bangkok.
He emphasized mutual cooperation during the meeting.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the BIMSTEC foreign ministers have signed an agreement to support maritime transport among the seven-nation alliance in the Bay of Bengal.
The agreement was signed before the 20th ministerial meeting at a hotel in Bangkok this morning.
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor presented a proposal for the safe return of the Rohingya who have taken refuge in Bangladesh to their home country, Myanmar.