RANGPUR, Oct 02 (BSS): Government officials and business community leaders at a post-rally discussion on Tuesday stressed the need for producing skilled human resources to enhance productivity for attaining the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
They came up with the opinion at the discussion organised in observance of the National Productivity Day- 2018 with the theme of "Productivity Development for Happy and Prosperous Country" here as elsewhere in the country.
The district administration with Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) organised a colourful rally followed by discussion held at conference room of the Deputy Commissioner on the occasion.
The district level government and non-government officials, chamber leaders, industrialists, entrepreneurs, students, teachers, civil society members, journalists and local elites participated in the programmes.
Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib attended the discussion as the chief guest with Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Rabiul Islam in the chair.
President of RCCI Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu, Additional Police Super Saifur Rahman Saif, RCCI Directors Khemchand Somani Rabi, Azizul Islam Mintu, Reaz Shahid Suman and Debobrata Sarker Ranju, Metropolitan Chamber President Rezaul Islam Milan, among others, addressed the programme.
The chief guest suggested for producing skilled human resources to increase productivity and create jobs through industrialisation for increasing incomes of workers and owners as well as revenue of the government for faster development.
Highlighting huge developments achieved by Bangladesh in last 10 years, the speakers stressed the need for increasing productivity to further accelerate pace of progress in building a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed country by 2041.
RCCI President Titu the National Productivity Organisation should arrange training programmes to produce technologically skilled and educated human resources to further enhance productivity in the industrial, agriculture, service and all other sectors.
He specially stressed on innovating need-based technologies by conducting necessary training and research to enhance productivity for attaining the SDGs on way to achieve sustainable economic growth in every sector.
