Expats assured of barrier-free investment climate

The government will remove all barriers to make the expatriate Bangladeshis’ investment in the country smooth, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister said today.

Nurul Islam said this when a 17-member delegation of the British Bangladeshis called on him at Dhaka’s Probashi Kalyan Bhaban.

The minister assured the expatriates that they would be provided with all facilities from his ministry for investing in the country.

“The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is investment friendly and providing all facilities for investment. The trend will continue in the future too,” the minister added.

The government will also produce skilled workforce regarding the demand of the investors by expanding skill training facilities. Now, the government is sending skilled manpower to different countries in the world, he mentioned.

Mejbaur Rahman, chairman of Desh Foundation in the UK, led the delegation while Monowar Hossain, Najinur Rahim, Selim Ahmed Siddique and Mujibul Haque among others spoke at the meeting.

They demanded that the government set up a one-stop service centre for the expatriate Bangladeshis in the country and at the three international airports.

Expatriates’ Welfare Secretary Khandker Md Iftekhar Haider, Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training Director General Begum Shamsun Nahar also informed the expatriates about different activities of the ministry.