TOKYO, May 27 (Agencies): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday announced constitution of a dedicated task force to support the Japanese companies to do their business conveniently in Bangladesh.
"We highly value the Japanese investment" she said adding 40 industrial plots in the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) areas were kept reserved exclusively for the Japanese investors. She expressed the hope that Japanese investors would respond positively to the gesture.
Sheikh Hasina was addressing a seminar on Investment and Business Opportunities in Bangladesh at the headquarters of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) here.
Bangladesh Prime Minister said it gave her great pleasure to speak before the JETRO leaders with the earnest hope that it would strengthen the existing collaboration between the two countries.
"As leaders of the private sector, you have produced miracles in economic development through exceptional entrepreneurship, hard work and sincerity," she told the JETRO members.
She said, despite many odds, Japanese investors have associated their innovation and human resources with all nations and have been helping the least developed and developing countries over the decades.
Bangladesh is one of those countries which was benefited from Japanese trade, investment and technological cooperation, she added.
Midori Matsushima, state minister of economy, trade and industry of Japan, Koji Takayanagi, committee chairman of the Japan- Bangladesh committee for commercial and economic cooperation, Hiroyuki Ishige, chairman, JETRO also spoke on the occasion.
Later, a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authorities (BEPZA) and JETRO was signed on allocating plots for Japanese investors in BEPZA zones.
BEPZA Chairman Major General Habibur Rahman and JETRO Representative K Kawano inked the MoU in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and state minister of economy, trade and industry of Japan Midori Matsushima.
