# Italy offers support to BD to strengthen fire investigation training skills

> During a bilateral meeting in Rome, Italy offered Bangladesh technical support and training to enhance fire investigation capacity. Both countries agreed to strengthen cooperation on preventing human trafficking and fin…

Published: 2026-09-16 · Desk: Latest · Source: The Business Standard

During a bilateral meeting in Rome, Italy offered Bangladesh technical support and training to boost its ability to investigate fire incidents. The two countries also agreed to strengthen cooperation in preventing human trafficking and fighting financial crimes.

The meeting was attended by Bangladesh’s Home and Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury and Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. Discussions focused on enhancing investigative and institutional collaboration through intelligence sharing, joint law enforcement operations, and creating a task force to tackle trafficking.

Both sides also talked about signing a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and an extradition agreement, as well as improving forensic investigation and asset recovery. The ministers described the meeting as a major step toward stronger future cooperation between the two nations.

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