Bangladesh and Denmark have signed an agreement under which Denmark will assist in ensuring security for RMG workers and improving the health sector.
Secretaries of the labour ministries of the two countries inked the deal at a conference on Bangladesh’s RMG sector in Dhaka yesterday.
Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmud Ali were present at the signing.
On Wednesday, a five-member delegation led by Mogens Jensen met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his residence.
It was informed in the meeting that the Danish government would give financial assistance of around Tk600 crore to Bangladesh over the next five years. The Danish delegation arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a three-day visit.