Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi MP stated, the government of Bangladesh is providing adequate investment facilities here, which is very important for investors. Bangladesh provides security for all investments. Other countries are likely to get benefit if it invests in Bangladesh.
He said this while the opening ceremony of the 2-day 35th CEO meeting of the Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) at a hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday, October 19 as the chief guest.
He added, ‘Bangladesh has much skilled manpower. There is a huge market of about 17 crore people. There is also a chance to produce products in Bangladesh at low cost and export them.
The minister also said that through the Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF), mutual information exchange and joint implementation of projects in the Asia Pacific region would benefit everyone. This forum can play an important role in the economic development of the region. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the work of building 100 Special Economic Zones in important places of the country is progressing rapidly. Several are in the final stages of work. There are investment chances in various nations.
Vice Chairman of Export Development Bureau (EPB) AHM Ahsan spoke at the opening ceremony of the meeting, the special guest of the event was Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, JETRO Chairman Nobuhiko Sasaki and FBCCI President Md. Jasim Uddin.
Notably, the total number of members of Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) are 23 countries. The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) serves as the forum’s secretariat.
