- Registration date2026-01-27
Son Ho-young, Director of the Trade Agreement Coordination Division at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources (MOTIR, Minister JK Kim), attended the second round of official negotiations for the Korea–Bangladesh Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 26, 2026.
He met with Ayesha Akther, Additional Secretary and Head of the Foreign Trade Agreement Wing at Bangladesh’s Ministry of Commerce, and conducted negotiations across 13 areas, including goods market access, services, rules of origin, and economic cooperation.
“Bangladesh is a rapidly growing emerging market in South Asia with the world’s eighth-largest population. Concluding a CEPA with Bangladesh would support Korean companies’ expansion into the region,” Director Son said. He added, “Korea will engage constructively in the negotiations with a view to an early conclusion.”