Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked Singaporean entrepreneurs to make bigger investment in Bangladesh's economic zones as Singapore expressed deep interest to work together on sustainable and renewable energy, in addition to exploring new areas of cooperation, reports BSS.
"Bangladesh is establishing 100 special economic zones across the country. I invite entrepreneurs of Singapore to invest in those economic zones," she said.
The prime minister expressed her invitation when Singapore's Minister for Transport and Minister in charge of Trade Relations S. Iswaran paid a courtesy call on her at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital on Thursday morning.
PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the journalists after the meeting.
The premier also stressed the need for establishing agro-processing industries in the economic zones.
S. Iswaran said both the countries have potential to make cooperation in tourism sectors.
During the meeting, they discussed the 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The Singapore minister said both the country can work together to explore new areas of cooperation and set up a joint working group to find out potential areas.
He highly appreciated the development of Bangladesh, saying, "Bangladesh has advanced strongly under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina".
Sheikh Hasina also praised the development of Singapore.
Ambassador-at-Large M Ziauddin and Senior Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Md. Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present at the meeting.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
