NATION BUSINESS REPORT
Leaders of the Foreign Investors’ Chamber and Commerce and Industry (FICCI) have urged the government to take their opinion before finalising the new industrial policy.
They made the request at a meeting with the industries minister, Dilip Barua, at the ministry on Sunday.
The minister said the government was going to formulate a coordinated industrial policy to attract local and foreign investment in the country by creating an investment-friendly environment.
‘Opinions of the entrepreneurs of heavy, medium and smalls scale industries, chamber, political and labour leaders, bank and financial institutions, members of the civil society and all stake holders will be included in this industrial policy,’ said the minister.
The industries minister requested the FICCI leaders to come forward to invest in the tourism, ICT and agriculture-based small and medium scale industrial sectors. He also referred that the government would take initiatives in infrastructural development to attract local and foreign investment.
The FICCI leaders requested the government to fix the weekly holiday on Sunday instead of Friday to take advantage of international trade.
Joint secretary of the ministry SM Golam Faruq, FICCI president Wali Bhuiyan, general secretary MA Matin and the executive members were present.
Later, leaders of the National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh met the minister at his office. NASCIB president Sheikh Mohammad Abdus Sobhan led the team.
Courtesy: nation.ittefaq.com
