The 2nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) which was held here on Thursday was informed that by now Germany is the 2nd largest buyer of Bangladesh -- more than US$ 1.2 billion in the year 2003, a press release said.

Chaired by President of the chamber Ruhul Amin, the members present at the AGM emphasised boosting the mutual trade between Bangladesh and Germany.

The AGM also called for developing even better congenial relationship between the two friendly countries and said over the years Germany has emerged as the second most important market for products from Bangladesh.

German consumers have learned to appreciate clothes and fabrics, ceramic items, leather ware, seafood, handicrafts and other goods from Bangladesh, some of them in outstanding quality, members said.

With a tradition of highest quality and precision machinery, however, German companies have become suppliers of crucial equipment for the Bangladesh economy.