State minister calls for foreign investment in fisheries, livestock sectors
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku, MP, has called for foreign investment to help boost development and production in the fisheries and livestock sectors.
He made the call this morning when Civic Mayor of Tameside Council in Manchester, England, Shibli Alam, paid a courtesy call on him at his office in the ministry.
The state minister said relations between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom had been built over many years on partnership, fraternity and mutual understanding. He urged British investors to increase investment in Bangladesh in order to strengthen the relationship further.
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During the meeting, Shibli Alam raised various problems faced by businesspeople in investing in Bangladesh. In response, the state minister assured him that the existing issues would be resolved quickly.
The two sides also discussed holding a meeting of a joint working group to further expand economic and trade relations between the two countries.
They stressed the need to make bilateral trade, economic development and investment activities more dynamic and stronger in the future.
The state minister expressed hope that, through joint initiatives and coordinated efforts, investment and trade cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom would reach a new height.
