Mongolia and Bangladesh set to strengthen ties. Mongolia and Bangladesh are eager to further strengthen relations though greater enhancement of bilateral trade between the two countries. This was stated when the newly appointed Non-resident Ambassador of Mongolia to Bangladesh Gonchig Ganbold paid a call on Foreign Minister Ah Mahmood Ali on the eve. During the meeting, Mahmood emphasized the need for broadening and deepening the existing friendly relations between the two countries in all areas. For greater enhancement of trade, the minister asked the ambassador to import more jute and jute products and pharmaceutical products from Bangladesh at a highly competitive price. He also asked Ganbold to work for a closer cooperation in such fields as sports and culture. In response, Ganbold assured that he would be working to further strengthen bilateral ties during his tenure. He informed the minister that the two countries were already cooperating in matters related to digitization, and asked him to encourage businesspeople from Bangladesh to import wool, cashmere, leather and meat products from Mongolia. The Mongolian envoy mentioned that he already planned to hold Bangladesh film shows and translation of Bangla short stories in Mongolian language. The ambassador presented his credentials to the president of Bangladesh at Bangabhaban.