Bangladesh is poised to become a global economic powerhouse within the next decade, said Bangladesh Ambassador in Turkey M Allama Siddiki yesterday.

He spoke at a seminar on trade and investment opportunities in Bangladesh, at the Ankara Chamber of Commerce in Ankara.

The event was a part of a series of seminars organised by Bangladesh Embassy in Ankara with the support of Turkish Airlines, local Turkish chambers, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority.

The Bangladesh's embassy in Ankara said 145 Turkish companies took part in the seminars where Bangladesh's Consul General in Istanbul FM Borhan Uddin was also present.