Dhaka: A Swedish trade delegation arrives here on Tuesday on a three-day visit to explore prospects and business opportunities in prospective areas, including infrastructure and transport. 

The delegation includes Swedish companies covering the infrastructure and transport sectors, and the participants in the delegation are ABB, Flir, Ericsson, Swedish Export Credits Guarantee Board (EKN), Hifab, Indpro, Scania, Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK), SEB, Sweden-Bangladesh Business Council (SBBC) and Volvo. 

During the visit, the delegation will meet with representatives of the government of Bangladesh and various government agencies and boards, as well as private companies and institutions. 

Ambassador of Sweden in Dhaka Johan Frisell said as part of the Bangladeshi government’s ‘Vision 2021’ to transform Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021, investments are needed in infrastructure, including power and energy, telecommunications, water resources, roads, bridges, railways and ports. 

These are areas where Swedish knowledge and innovations are prominent and where Swedish companies have solutions to offer, he added.