Dhaka, May 9 -- Bangladesh and Switzerland have agreed to further enhance bilateral trade and Swiss direct investment in Bangladesh.

At the 5th political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland held in Bern on Wednesday, the Swiss side particularly expressed interest for investment in the knowledge and innovation sector.

Additional Foreign Secretary (Bilateral-East and West) Ambassador Dr Md Nazrul Islam and Ambassador Heinrich Schellenberg, Head of the Asia Pacific Division of FDFA led the respective sides.

During the consultations, the entire gamut of bilateral relations between the two friendly countries was discussed in a cordial manner....