The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin met with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil to discuss the possibility of initiating talks on a free trade agreement. The Secretary highlighted Bangladesh's multi-dimensional economic reforms and invited Canadian investment in sectors such as ICT, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and renewable energy. Both countries expressed satisfaction over bilateral trade exceeding $3 billion. Bangladesh also emphasized the need to simplify the Canadian education visa process.