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Invest more in Bangladesh

President urges Pak entrepreneurs

UNB, Dhaka
President Zillur Rahman yesterday urged the Pakistani entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh as an investment friendly atmosphere is prevailing in the country.
“Pakistani investors can invest in Bangladesh in various sectors," he said when outgoing Pakistani High Commissioner Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar paid a farewell call on him at Bangabhaban.
Zillur also urged the Pakistani businessmen to import world standard products like pharmaceuticals, ceramics and jute goods from Bangladesh considering their competitive prices.
He emphasised on exchange programmes for students, teachers, journalists, artists, cultural activists and sportsmen between the two countries to further strengthen the bilateral relations.
Mentioning the commonali -ties of traditions and culture between the two countries, Zillur said the bond of fraternity that exists between the two peoples could help elevate bilateral relations to a higher plane.
“Bangladesh values its relationship with Pakistan, a close South Asian neighbour."
He mentioned that the enormous potential for enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries should be harnessed to lessen the widening trade imbalance,:
that tilts towards Pakistan.
Describing Bangladesh as a peace-loving country, he said the two brotherly countries could work together to establish peace in this region.
The president, through the High Commissioner, conveyed his personal regards and best wishes to the president of Pakistan and invited him to visit Bangladesh at his convenience.
The outgoing Pakistani High Commissioner apprised the president that several Pakistani trade delegations have already visited Bangladesh to find the potential avenues for investment.
When his attention was drawn about the repatriation of the stranded Pakistanis, Babar said his government is very sincere about resolving the problem.
He also informed the president that Pakistan Airlines (PIA) has increased its flights on Dhaka-Islamabad route and some five flights a week run between the two countries.
PAK HC MEETS PM
Erlier, Babar accompanied by his wife paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Jamuna yesterday, when they discussed various issues of bilateral and regional development
The PM and the envoy expressed the common view that the democratic systems being practised. in, both.the, Countries "are po^itjve in ^ttain -’
ingits people's development”.
Both the sides hoped that the existing friendly relations between the two South Asian nations would strengthen further in the days to come.
The PM and the Pak envoy also had talks about bilateral trade, business and investment.
The outgoing envoy thanked Bangladesh government for extending all-out support to him in discharging his duties during the last four years as the High Commissioner of Pakistan.
Staff correspondent adds: Babar also paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni at the foreign ministry.
During the meeting, they discussed the 9th session of the JEC to be held at a mutually convenient time and the 5th foreign secretary level consultation to be held in October.
The Dipu Moni wished the High Commissioner good health and success, said a press release.