Business-friendly atmosphere to attract investment in Rajshahi stressed

Business Desk :
Ensuring business-friendly atmosphere can be the crucial means of bolstering economic conditions coupled with employment generation in the region through attracting investments.
There are enormous potential of traditional silk along with establishing agro-processing industries so business promotion can contribute a lot towards the potential sectors for proper utilisation of the agro-products. The observation came at a daylong workshop titled “Inclusive, Smooth and Sustainable LDC Graduation: Local level Stakeholders Consultation” at Nanking Darbar Hall in the city on Thursday, reports, BSS.
The District Administration organized the workshop supported by the Smooth and Sustainable Graduation Project (SSGP) of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance discussing and devising ways and means on how to attain the cherished goal of ensuring smooth and sustainable LDC graduation.
ERD Secretary Sharifa Khan addressed the consultation workshop as chief, while Commissioner of Rajshahi division GSM Zafarullah spoke as special guest with Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil in the chair.
SSGP Component Manager Rezaul Bashar Siddique gave an overview on the “inclusive, smooth and sustainable LDC graduation: challenges and way forward” issue during his concept paper presentation. Vice principal of New Government Degree College Prof Waliul Alam, President of Bangladesh Silk Industries Owners Association Liakat Ali, Social Worker Shaheen Akhter Rainy, President of Rajshahi Press Club Saidur Rahman and Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat also spoke on the occasion.
ERD Secretary Sharifa Khan termed the LDC graduation a matter of pride for the country. Reminding Bangladesh’s success in terms of facing different global challenges in the past she expects the pace of development will continue even after LDC graduation similarly.
Commissioner Zafarullah called for the best use of all the existing potentialities, including agriculture and tourism, to boost economic growth of the Rajshahi region. Apart from this, he also advocated for ensuring business-friendly atmosphere to attract investment.
Referring to the agriculture sector, silk industrialist Liakat Ali 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.