Muktadir calls for easing administrative hurdles for investment-friendly services
The meeting reviewed existing procedures for business registration, obtaining necessary approvals and accessing related government services.
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today (1 October) stressed the need for reducing administrative complexities and integrating related services to make business and investment activities easier, faster and more efficient in the country.
"Reducing unnecessary administrative hurdles and lengthy procedures in conducting business would help create new entrepreneurs and encourage domestic and foreign investment," the commerce minister said, stressing the need for stronger coordination among relevant government departments and agencies and for making service delivery simpler and more user-friendly.
He made the remarks at a meeting on business process simplification at the conference room of the Ministry of Commerce at the Secretariat in the city, said a press release.
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Officials from the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) and the Invest Bangladesh Authority (IBA) attended the meeting chaired by the commerce minister. Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan was also present.
The meeting reviewed existing procedures for business registration, obtaining necessary approvals and accessing related government services.
It also discussed ways to reduce unnecessary steps and delays to ensure simpler, faster and more effective services for entrepreneurs and investors.
Muktadir also underscored the importance of gradually bringing business- and investment-related services under integrated digital systems and ensuring transparency, efficiency and accountability in service delivery.
The meeting discussed the ongoing activities of relevant agencies, existing obstacles to business process simplification and necessary measures to improve service delivery.
