Letters issued against 556 jt-venture investment projects
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday told parliament that registration letters have been issued against 556 joint-venture investment projects with the total investment outlay of Tk 820 billion during the previous AL-led Grand Alliance government from 2009 to 2013, according to a news agency.
Sheikh Hasina, also the Leader of the House, revealed this while replying to a tabled question from ruling party MP M Nurul Islam Sujon (Panchagarh-2) during her scheduled question-answer session in parliament in the afternoon.
Besides, she said, registration letters have been been issued against 306 industrial projects with a total investment of Tk 65 billion.
During the period, the Prime Minister said, countries like France, Australia, Japan, China, Italy, Germany, South Korea, India, the USA, Spain, Thailand, Singapore and the UK have invested in Bangladesh’s industrial and commercial sectors.
Hasina said various industrial entrepreneurs of these countries have also shown their keen interest to invest in Bangladesh’s agro-based industries, textile industries, chemical industries, engineering industries, food and allied, leather products and services sector.