PM for industrial areas in every district

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the industries ministry Sunday to earmark industrial areas in every district and conduct a survey to identify the sites appropriate for setting up industrial, report agencies.
"You'll (industries ministry) have to conduct surveys in each district to identify potential industrial sites through creating other necessary facilities so that the investors feel encouraged and don't shy away," she said.
It would encourage the investors to set up businesses by exploiting local facilities, she said adding industrial development is very crucial to make Bangladesh a developed nation in South Asia by 2041.
The Prime Minister was addressing the officials of the industries ministry during her visit to the ministry at Motijheel.
Putting emphasis on setting up environment-friendly 'green industries', she said it is not always wise to pay heed to the environmentalists' outcry to stop something because they do not always see the losses to the environment but often have their own political motivations.
In this connection, the Prime Minister strictly opposed the mushrooming of industries here and there and stressed following the policies and guidelines in allocating industrial plots.
Sheikh Hasina said though the government has attached importance to private sector industrial growth, the government officials should keep it in mind that the government has a big role in this sector particularly for proper execution of the industrial policy and monitoring other aspects.
The Prime Minister said industries should not be allowed everywhere, but a designated area should be developed with necessary infrastructure and facilities under a well-thought plan to keep away from destroying valuable land and environment.