Dhaka: Bangladesh and Denmark on Thursday signed an agreement under which Denmark will provide assistance to ensure apparel workers’ security and improve the health sector.

Secretaries of labour ministries of the two countries signed the deal at a conference on readymade garment sector in Dhaka.

Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen and Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AH Mahmud Ali were present at the agreement signing ceremony.

Earlier, on Wednesday, a five-member delegation, led by Mogens Jensen, held a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith at the latter’ s official residence.

The meeting was informed that the Danish government would give financial assistance of around Tk 600 crore to Bangladesh over the next five years.

The Danish delegation arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a three-day visit.