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Hasina urges expatriates to invest in their roots

UNB, Geneva
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Bangladeshi expatriates in Europe to make more investment in their homeland for further expediting socioeconomic progress in line with the Vision-2021 adopted by her government as a new development paradigm.
The Awami League president made the call when leaders and activists of All European Awami League met with her at her hotel suite on Wednesday.
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed newsmen after the meeting.
Hasina enquired about the wellbeing of the Bangladeshi expatriates living in Switzerland and other European countries. She thanked them for their continuous contribution to Bangladesh's socioeconomic development.
Hasina observed that in the last seven
years, Bangladesh's environment for investment had lost its congeniality.
"But after the democratically elected present government assumed office, stability started to come back to every sphere of life. Now in Bangladesh an investment-friendly environment is prevailing. You can make best use of this opportunity by making investment in various sectors," she said.
She also mentioned the role of Bangladeshi expatriates, especially the followers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in the country's democratic movements.
Hasina said expatriate Awami League workers had always made an effective contribution to restoration of democracy in the homeland through the December 29 parliamentary elections.
She further appreciated the role of die Bangladeshi expatriates when she was in jail during the rule of the immediate-past caretaker government She thanked the
expatriates for standing by her when she was in sub-jail during lite interim period, saying that all democracy-loving people of Bangladesh were united to elect their own government through a free, fair, neutral and acceptable election.
Listing different development programmes, the prime minister said the government is working relentlessly to improve living standards of Bangladeshis through creating job opportunities and increasing food production.
"By electing the Awami League-led grand alliance at the last polls, the people have reposed a great responsibility on the present government to work for their welfare and prosperity," she said.
Awami League joint General Secretary and Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Environment Secretary and State Minister for Environment and Forest Dr Hasan Mahmud were also present at the meeting.