"On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting last week in Davos, Switzerland, I held a meeting with PayPal . Siddiqi was briefing the media about his engagements in the WEF meeting in Davos at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. Siddiqi said that discussions between Bangladesh authorities and PayPal were ongoing for many years, although for various reasons the company had not previously been willing to engage in here. Siddiqi said during the WEF meeting in Davos, he joined 18 to 20 pre-scheduled bilateral meetings at ministerial or head-of-government level. Siddiqi said the meeting with Scott Bessent focused on reciprocal tariff negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 27, 2026 19:19 UTC