PM calls for more Japanese investment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged on Saturday the Japanese businessmen to make more investment in
Bangladesh, especially in high-tech manufacturing, as the country is offering the maximum scopes for foreign investors, reports BSS.
"Specifically, we expect Japanese investment in high-tech manufacturing like automobiles and microprocessors. We have also adopted Public Private Partnership (PPP) policy for building infrastructure projects," she said while addressing the Japanese business delegation at her office.
Sheikh Hasina said that Bangladesh was working towards establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone only for Japanese investors.
"We have investment potentials in the sectors like textiles, leather, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, shipbuilding, agro-based industries, light engineering and electronics, telecommunications and IT," she said.
In this connection, the Prime Minister said that the Joint Bangladesh-Japan Public Private Economic Dialogue which has just concluded its first meeting in Dhaka has suggested various measures to facilitate Japanese investment in Bangladesh.
"I am confident that the Japanese industrialists would come forward to take full advantage of our prevailing investment opportunities."
Recalling her recent visit to Japan, she said that during talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, they had decided to carry forward the Comprehensive Partnership between the two countries.