Bangladesh wants easy and cheap cotton from Uzbekistan to boost trade relations between the two countries, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.

Ghosh said he is scheduled to hold a meeting in Dhaka tomorrow with Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev to discuss bilateral trade issues.

Bangladesh wants Uzbek cotton and Uzbekistan wants Bangladeshi investment in this central Asian country, the secretary said.

Many Bangladeshis are currently going to Tashkent for holidaying and direct air connectivity between Dhaka and Tashkent will increase tourism business between the two countries, he said.

Moreover, Tashkent can be a good transit point like Istanbul and Dubai for visits to western countries from Bangladesh.