State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir held a bilateral meeting with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Aloyev Bakhromjon Juraboevich, on the sidelines of the 52nd Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) conference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Baghdad.

During the meeting on Sunday (October 18, 2026), both dignitaries discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, civil aviation connectivity, tourism, and mutual support within multilateral forums. A major focus of the talks was the exploration of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Uzbekistan to significantly expand bilateral commercial engagement and business-to-business networking.