State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim met her Thai counterpart Uttama Savanayana.
She also sought support for upgrading telecom networks, sharing best practices in women’s access to mobile technology, and reforms in cyber security regulation through technical cooperation.
Both ministers agreed to form a joint working group for telecommunication sector cooperation, the Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok said.
Tarana also met the secretary general of Asia Pacific Telecommunity in Bangkok and discussed cooperation on cyber security and special project on empowering women through ICT.
They also discussed the upcoming 17th South Asian Telecommunications Regulations Council Meeting (SATRC-17) to be hosted in Dhaka this October.