Work for welfare of expatriate Bangladeshis: PM
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Monday asked the Bangladesh envoys in the Arab countries to work with utmost sincerity and dedication for the welfare of the expatriate Bangladeshis and encouraging foreign investment in Bangladesh, reports UNB.
"You've to work with dedication for boosting the image of Bangladesh and also have to look after the causes of the Bangladeshi workforce in the Arab states," she said when the Bangladesh ambassadors in eight Arab countries paid a courtesy call on PM at Bayan Palace Monday evening.
Bangladesh Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, UAE, Bahrain and Lebanon were present at the meeting.
After the meeting, PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed the newsmen.
Referring to the country's favourable investment policy, Sheikh Hasina said the ambassadors have to inform the foreign entrepreneurs about the investment friendly environment that now exists in Bangladesh and encourage them to come forward to invest in Bangladesh's various important sectors.
She also said that her government wants to build the country through concerted efforts as a prosperous Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty.
"You've to work with dedication for boosting the image of Bangladesh and also have to look after the causes of the Bangladeshi workforce in the Arab states," she said when the Bangladesh ambassadors in eight Arab countries paid a courtesy call on PM at Bayan Palace Monday evening.
Bangladesh Ambassadors to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, UAE, Bahrain and Lebanon were present at the meeting.
After the meeting, PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed the newsmen.
Referring to the country's favourable investment policy, Sheikh Hasina said the ambassadors have to inform the foreign entrepreneurs about the investment friendly environment that now exists in Bangladesh and encourage them to come forward to invest in Bangladesh's various important sectors.
She also said that her government wants to build the country through concerted efforts as a prosperous Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty.