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Invest more in Bangladesh

PM asks Vietnamese entrepreneurs

UNB, Hanoi
Khaleda Zia yesterday invited Vietnamese entrepreneurs to explore bright business prospects in Bangladesh and invest in various sectors to derive dividends out of incentive package offered by her government to foreign investors.
"The government of Bangladesh has introduced a very liberal and attractive incentive package to attract foreign investment, such as tax holiday, duty concessions and legal protection and exclusive infrastructure in export processing zones (EPZ)," the prime minister told her audience at a reception.
She noted with happiness that Vietnam has shown interest in
investing in construction and real estate sectors in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh ambassador to Vietnam hosted the reception at Hotel Hanoi Daewoo last night.
On the first day of her three-day tour of the Asean country. Vietnam's Agriculture Minister, Dr Coa Dac Phat, business leaders of both the countries, members of the prime minister's entourage and Bangladeshi expatriates in Vietnam attended the function.
Khaleda said it is the first ever visit by a head of government of Bangladesh to Vietnam and the visit is also a reaffirmation of her government's strong desire to strengthen bilateral relations with Vietnam. "It follows our Look East Policy that seeks to develop greater cooperation with the countries of Southeast Asia and East Asia," she said.
She told the function that the visit provided her with an opportunity to meet the top leaders of Vietnam and to discuss bilateral issues.
"I am confident that through this visit we will be able to seek out many more areas of cooperation and provide directions to build up a more meaningful relationship," the prime minister observed.
Today the annual volume of twoway trade between Bangladesh and Vietnam stands at around $20 million, she mentioned, and said there is ample scope for increasing the present volume of bilateral trade to a great extent by harnessing the untapped potential.
She expressed her happiness knowing that seven Bangladeshi pharmaceutical companies are exporting their products to Vietnam and hoped that in future
there would be more entry of pharmaceuticals to meet the domestic requirements of Vietnam.
Besides, Khaleda said, Bangladesh and Vietnam may collaborate in other potential sectors such as leather, jute and agrobased industries.
She was deeply impressed by the commendable achievement made by Vietnam in agriculture and ICT and said Bangladesh has also made some breakthrough in software development as well as in the telecommunications sector.
"Our two countries can further expand the existing cooperation for sharing and transferring technologies in these fields."
Noting with happiness that some Bangladeshi expatriates are engaged in different professions in Vietnam, the prime minister said, "You are all unofficial ambassadors of Bangladesh."
Khaleda arrived at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport in the afternoon. Vice minister for foreign affairs of Vietnam received the Bangladesh prime minister.
Khaleda then drove in a ceremonial motorcade to Hotel Hanoi Daewoo.
The prime minister is leading a 35-member delegation. A 14-member business team is also accompanying her.