Finance minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury urged the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan to positively consider establishing a direct air connectivity between the two countries, including resuming Uzbek airways in Dhaka-Tashkent sector.

The finance minister held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev yesterday (Tuesday) in Samarkand, BSS reports.

According to a message received here today Khosru is visiting Samarkand to lead a Bangladesh delegation in the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 3-6, 2026.

The finance minister was accompanied by the Ambassador of Bangladesh Mohammad Monirul Islam in the meeting with Uzbek DPM.

Highlighting the historical, cultural and religious linkages shared by the people of Bangladesh and Uzbekistan, the finance minister underlined the importance of working more closely in the prospective areas, especially in the spheres of trade, connectivity, employment, culture, tourism and people to people contact.

He laid emphasis on opening an Uzbek diplomatic Mission in Bangladesh for further cementing and deepening bilateral collaboration.

He also requested for a greater market access of Bangladeshi export items like RMG, pharmaceuticals and jute products to Uzbekistan and sought support to facilitate visas for Bangladeshi business and tourism communities.

Uzbek DPM expressed his country’s readiness to engage with Bangladesh more effectively to make the economic partnership dynamic and result oriented.