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50-year plan for industrial sector stressed
DHAKA, Feb 4, 2019 (BSS) – Leaders of the business community today urged
the government to take a plan for 50 years in order to utilize the huge
potential of the industrial sector, like leather, electronic and garments
industries.
The leaders of the Bangladesh-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(BGCCI) came up with the call while speaking at a meeting with Industries
Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun at his Secretariat office in the city,
said a press release.
As per the election manifesto of Awami League, Humayun said the government
will turn villages into towns for creating employment opportunities and
improvement of the living standard of the people.
“The targets of the present government have already been specified in the
election manifesto,” he said, adding that the government has taken necessary
steps to implement the targets quickly.
The minister advised the leaders of BGCCI to submit a comprehensive
integrated proposal to develop the emerging industrial sector.
Among others, BGCCI President Omar Sadat, its Senior Vice-President Golam
Morshed and Vice-President M Moin Uddin Mazumder were present at the meeting.
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