Youngone Group seeks to expand economic ties with Bangladesh

Youngone Group and the Federation of Korean Industries hosted a welcome dinner and Korea-Bangladesh economic cooperation meeting in Seoul, Monday. The Bangladeshi delegation is scheduled to discuss economic and trade issues with Korean officials and meet major companies and artificial intelligence firms before leaving Korea Friday. Youngone entered Bangladesh in 1980 and says it will continue to support private-sector economic cooperation between the countries.

Attendees from Bangladesh included Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad.

Korean participants included Youngone Group Chairman Sung Ki-hak, FKI Executive Vice Chairman Kim Chang-beom and Export-Import Bank of Korea President Hwang Ki-yeon.

The delegation plans to meet Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, LG Electronics and Hanwha Ocean, and visit LG AI Research and FuriosaAI.

Youngone said it helped Bangladesh’s garment industry grow and the country become the world’s second-largest apparel exporter.

Published Nov 3, 2026 12:03 pm KST

Youngone Group Chairman Sung Ki-hak, front row seventh from left, and Vice Chairman Sung Rae-eun, front row ninth from left, pose with Bangladesh's Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, front row eighth from left, and members of his economic delegation during a meeting in Seoul, Monday. Courtesy of Youngone Group

Youngone Group and the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) jointly hosted a welcome dinner for Bangladesh's finance minister and a Korea-Bangladesh economic cooperation meeting in Seoul, Monday, the two organizations said Tuesday.

The event was attended by Bangladesh's Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury; Prime Minister's Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad; Prime Minister's Special Assistant for Investment and Capital Market Tanvir Shahriar Ghani; and Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary of the Economic Relations Division under the Ministry of Finance.

Toufiq Islam Shatil, Bangladesh's ambassador to Korea, and Qingfeng Zhang, director of the Asian Development Bank's Bangladesh Resident Mission, were also present.

Korean participants included Youngone Group Chairman Sung Ki-hak, who heads the Korea-Bangladesh Economic Cooperation Committee, and Vice Chairman Sung Rae-eun, along with FKI Executive Vice Chairman Kim Chang-beom, Export-Import Bank of Korea President Hwang Ki-yeon, OCI Holdings Chairman Lee Woo-hyun, Hanjin President Cho Hyun-min and SK Gas CEO Yoon Byung-seok.

"Bangladesh is a valued business partner with which we have grown together over many years and a country with which we share a special relationship," Sung Rae-eun said. "Based on the trust we have built over the years, I hope this visit will promote exchanges between the business communities of the two countries and create new opportunities for cooperation."

The Bangladeshi delegation will remain in Korea until Friday and is scheduled to discuss economic and trade issues with senior government officials, including Deputy Prime Minister and Finance and Economy Minister Lee Hyoung-il, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac and Trade Minister Park Jung-sung.

The delegation also plans to meet with major Korean companies, including Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, LG Electronics and Hanwha Ocean, and visit artificial intelligence companies such as LG AI Research and FuriosaAI.

Youngone Group, which co-hosted the event, entered Bangladesh in 1980 and has contributed to the growth of its garment industry, helping the country become the world's second-largest apparel exporter. The group said it would continue serving as a bridge for private-sector economic cooperation between the two countries.

周一，永元集团和韩国工业联合会在首尔举办欢迎晚宴暨韩孟经济合作会议。孟加拉国代表团计划与韩国官员讨论经贸问题，并会见韩国主要企业和人工智能公司，之后于周五离开韩国。永元集团于1980年进入孟加拉国市场，并表示将继续支持两国私营部门的经济合作。

来自孟加拉国的出席者包括财政部长阿米尔·霍斯鲁·马哈茂德·乔杜里和总理邮政、电信和信息技术顾问雷汉·阿西夫·阿萨德。

韩国方面出席的有永源集团董事长成基鹤、FKI执行副董事长金昌范和韩国进出口银行行长黄基渊。

代表团计划会见三星电子、SK海力士、LG电子和韩华海洋，并参观LG人工智能研究院和FuriosaAI。

Youngone表示，这有助于孟加拉国服装业的发展，并使该国成为世界第二大服装出口国。

发布于2026年11月3日下午12:03（韩国标准时间）

周一，在首尔举行的一次会晤中，永元集团董事长成基鹤（前排左七）和副董事长成来恩（前排左九）与孟加拉国财政部长阿米尔·霍斯鲁·马哈茂德·乔杜里（前排左八）及其经济代表团成员合影。图片由永元集团提供。

永元集团和韩国工业联合会（FKI）周二表示，周一，两家机构在首尔联合举办了欢迎孟加拉国财政部长的晚宴和韩孟经济合作会议。

出席此次活动的有孟加拉国财政部长阿米尔·霍斯鲁·马哈茂德·乔杜里；总理邮政、电信和信息技术顾问雷汉·阿西夫·阿萨德；总理投资和资本市场特别助理坦维尔·沙赫里亚尔·加尼；以及财政部经济关系司司长穆罕默德·沙赫里亚尔·卡德尔·西迪基。

孟加拉国驻韩国大使陶菲克·伊斯兰·沙蒂尔和亚洲开发银行驻孟加拉国代表处主任张庆峰也出席了会议。

韩国方面出席的有：永元集团董事长兼韩国-孟加拉国经济合作委员会主席成基鹤、副董事长成来恩，以及FKI执行副董事长金昌范、韩国进出口银行行长黄基渊、OCI控股董事长李宇铉、韩进集团社长赵贤珉和SK Gas首席执行官尹炳锡。

“孟加拉国是我们重要的商业伙伴，多年来我们与孟加拉国共同成长，两国关系也十分特殊，”成来恩表示。“基于我们多年来建立的信任，我希望此次访问能够促进两国商界的交流，并创造新的合作机遇。”

孟加拉国代表团将留在韩国至周五，并计划与包括副总理兼财政经济部长李亨日、国家安全顾问魏成乐和贸易部长朴正成在内的高级政府官员讨论经济和贸易问题。

代表团还计划会见韩国主要企业，包括三星电子、SK海力士、LG电子和韩华海洋，并参观LG AI Research和FuriosaAI等人工智能公司。

此次活动的联合主办方永元集团于1980年进入孟加拉国市场，为该国服装业的发展做出了贡献，助力孟加拉国成为世界第二大服装出口国。该集团表示，将继续发挥桥梁作用，促进两国私营部门的经济合作。