Stakeholders should work together to achieve ‘Smart Bangladesh’ by 2041: Speakers

Business Desk :
Speakers at a conference on Saturday said that achievement of a trillion-dollar-plus economy requires all stakeholders to work together to address the issues and also to take bold steps and make necessary policy reforms.
They also came up with a number of recommendations for policy reformations in the areas like ensuring quality education and setting up of technical schools, ensuring digital education, development of IT infrastructures, setting-up of bonded warehouse, new employment creation, establishment of export potential industries, digitization of tax administration, increase of exports and remittances, paperless office and big data protection, increase of foreign direct investment, innovative economy, reports, BSS.
They also stressed the need for floating bonds for various large infrastructure projects so that the pressure of foreign exchange on financing such projects is not felt and thus foreign exchange is released for private sector growth.
Presently, the manufacturing and other essential goods importers are facing difficulty to some extent due to limited access to L/C opening.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) organized the conference on “Chartered Accountants’ Role in Achieving Smart Bangladesh by 2041” today at a city hotel, said a press release.
Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Special Envoy, Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Presidency graced the occasion as the chief guest while Kamal Quadir, chief executive officer, bKash was present as the special guest.