Govt to set up SEZ in Sylhet: PM
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said her government has taken initiatives to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Sylhet region for further expanding the country's economy, reports BSS.
She urged the Bangladeshi expatriates for investing more in different sectors in Sylhet, as a congenial atmosphere for foreign investment is now prevailing in the country.
Describing the expatriates as ambassadors of Bangladesh, Hasina called upon them to project a positive image of the country abroad.
She made this call while an 11-member delegation of British Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce (BBCC), headed by its chairman Shahagir Bakth, called on her at her official residence.
The Prime Minister urged the foreign investors to invest more in the sectors of fish processing, food processing, tea industry, IT and other production-oriented fields in Sylhet area.
Mentioning her government's plan to modernise the Sylhet Air Port, Sheikh Hasina said a refueling system would be introduced there so that international flights can fly and land in the airport directly.
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary MA Karim and Ambassador Zia Uddin, among others, were present at the meeting.
She urged the Bangladeshi expatriates for investing more in different sectors in Sylhet, as a congenial atmosphere for foreign investment is now prevailing in the country.
Describing the expatriates as ambassadors of Bangladesh, Hasina called upon them to project a positive image of the country abroad.
She made this call while an 11-member delegation of British Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce (BBCC), headed by its chairman Shahagir Bakth, called on her at her official residence.
The Prime Minister urged the foreign investors to invest more in the sectors of fish processing, food processing, tea industry, IT and other production-oriented fields in Sylhet area.
Mentioning her government's plan to modernise the Sylhet Air Port, Sheikh Hasina said a refueling system would be introduced there so that international flights can fly and land in the airport directly.
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary MA Karim and Ambassador Zia Uddin, among others, were present at the meeting.