RAJSHAHI, Oct 5, 2020 (BSS) – Highlighting the importance of promoting
investment and business sector speakers at a participatory discussion here
today unequivocally called for ensuring a business-friendly atmosphere for
substantial and sustainable development of the trade and business sector
everywhere in Rajshahi division.
They viewed that the present government under the dynamic and visionary
leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is committed to flourish the
business sector through establishing a business-friendly atmosphere.
So, all the public and private sectors concerned should come forward and
work together to supplement the government endeavors of balanced development
of the country.
They came up with the observation while addressing the meeting of
Rajshahi Divisional Investment and Business Development Assistance Committee
at the office conference hall of Deputy Commissioner here today.
Divisional Commissioner’s Office and Rajshahi Divisional Office of
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) jointly organized the
meeting attended by most of the members of the committee.
Chaired by Divisional Commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandoker, the meeting
was addressed, among others, by Additional Commissioner Jakir Hossain, BIDA
Divisional Director AKM Benjamin Riazi, Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil,
Assistant General Manager of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank Shawkat Shahidul
Islam, Industrialist Liakat Ali and Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan
Millat.
Commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandoker said collaborative efforts of all
government and non-government entities have become indispensable for boosting
investments in the Rajshahi region for infusing dynamism into its economy.
He mentioned that investment in the existing potential sectors is very
important for generating employment opportunities side by side with improving
the living and livelihood condition of people.
All the investment related services should be simplified and expedited
so that the people concerned can derive total benefits of those.
Humayun Kabir urged the committee members to extend their whole-hearted
cooperation towards need-based training and bank-loan for the sake of
creation of entrepreneurs in each district of the division.
Reminding the investment issue as one of the Prime Minister’s ten
special initiatives he stressed the need of devising ways and means on how to
boost the sector through creating more investment in all the potential
fields.
Reviewing the existing problems with regard to setting up local
enterprises and possible solutions to those, he sought the cooperation of all
the authorities concerned for a flourishing industrial sector.
He dwelt on various issues like trade and business, industry,
agriculture, power supply, import and export, SME development and expansion
and bank interest rate.
Highlighting the enormous potential of establishing agro-processing
industry, the commissioner said the business promotion organisations could
extend financial and technical support to this sector for proper utilisation
of the agro-products.
Referring to the agriculture sector, he observed that surplus production
of vegetables and other seasonal fruits could be utilised properly through
setting up agro-based export-processing zones in the region.