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Prime Minister tells business community

Chaos in industries won't be tolerated

By Staff Correspondent
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia Wednesday warned against creating disorder in the nation's industrial sector.
She also warned against the creating of indiscipline and the carrying out of subversive activities saying. "We will not tolerate these in the industrial sector."
"We definitely want the welfare of the workers, but we cannot allow indiscipline In the name of politics or any other interests," she declared. ■
Addressing a grand conference of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers and
Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) at a local hotel, the Prime Minister said that the government had revamped |its role in an effort to make more congenial the relationship between the employers and workers.
Begum Zia pointed out that to make the political democracy, achieved after a long and difficult anti-autocracy movement, more stable and meaningful "economic democracy" needs to be ushered into the country.
"By economic democracy we mean building a prosperous
Bangladesh through improving the standard of life of the citizens and arranging adequate employment opportunities for all able persons in the country," she explained.
Chaired by the FBCCI President. Akram Hossain, the conference was addressed by Dhaka Chamber President Mahbubur Rahman, Chamber of Industries President M Subcd Alt, and industrialists Makbul Hossain, M A Gafur and M A Hannan.
' Describing the business community as a vital coinplc-mentary force towards achieving the goal of 'economic democracy", Begum Zia sought its sincere cooperation for bringing about economic development in the country.
She said that there was no alternative to industrial development under the present socio-economic conditions prevailing in the country as the scope for creating further employment in the agricultural sector was virtually nil.
The key to industrialisation and thus development of the country is In your hands and the nation expects a lot from you,' she said, adding that with sincere initiatives the potential for industrial development was "limitless".
Referring to the new industrial policy and procedural simplifications initiated by the government, the Prime Minister pointed out that 1,578 new industrial units including 21 Joint venture projects were approved with a projected investment outlay of about Taka 650 crore during the past eight months.
She said that under the industrial policy, the government would play a complementary role and not a regulatory role.
Responding to the different problems raised by the representatives of the business community, Begum Khaleda Zia criticised ils role In failing to protest the pampering, for political gains, of workers by the previous autocratic regime.
She said that is was ihc duly of the business community to protest when the wages of the workers were increased "irrationally".
The Prime Minister also pointed out that the process of destroying the industrial infrastructure of the country was initiated by the posl-indcpcn dencc government of the country. "Unfortunately, those in power after Independence destroyed all the industries in the country by nationalising thein," she said.
Begum Zia recalled ihal shahccd president Zlaur Rah-
man look the initiative for privatisation to speed up industrial growth and to bring about economic development in the country.
She called upon all responsible citizens irrcspcctfvc of party affiliations to work towards achieving the common goal of economic development.
"We do not have any hatred for anyone. Our only intention is to improve the conditions of the people," she said, adding "So let us-work together for the country's development and welfare of the people."
Earlier, In his address of welcome the FBCCI President stressed the need for harmonising government strategy with the thoughts and endeavours of the business community for making the democratic administration mass welfare oriented.
He expressed .his firm belief that such a harmony could play a decisive role in advancing the economic development of the country.
Akram Hossain also urged the government to take concrete steps to implement the new industrial policy, provide
support to reactivate the private sector and change the existing labour policy, impregnated with the past colonial outlook.
Speaking al ihc conference. Mahbubur itahman urged the government to identify the reasons lx-hi nd the poor stale of the sick industries' immediately and lake steps to rehabilitate them.
The inaugural session of i|ic FBCCI conference was also attended by ministers, members of parliament, diplomats, high officials and prominent members of the business community.
Representatives of 64 district chambers and more than 100 trade associations also al-tended the conference.