Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Qatari investors to invest in Bangladesh to take advantage of the immense potentials that the country offers.
“Bangladesh is now back to business and back to business in a big way. We want your partnership,” the Chief Adviser said at a programme in Doha on Wednesday evening.
Speaking at the “Bilateral Investment Opportunities Between Qatar and Bangladesh” event, the Chief Adviser stated that the Interim Government was committed to building a corruption-free New Bangladesh and had taken numerous measures to enhance the country’s economic climate.
He presented the amazing story of how Bangladesh once got Norwegian telecom giant Telenor to set up a telephone company in the country that in turn became its most profit-making enterprise.
The welcome address was given by Azad Ashraf, president of the Bangladesh Forum in Qatar.
BIDA executive chairman Ashik Chowdhury gave a presentation before potential Qatari investors and non-resident Bangladeshis about investment opportunities in Bangladesh and the reforms undertaken by the country’s Interim Government to make business and investment easier.
“If you ever consider Bangladesh the investment destination, this is probably the best time to do it,” he said.
Speaking at the ceremony, Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan stated that Bangladesh owed 3.2 billion US dollars when the Interim Government took power, but that amount has since decreased to 600 million dollars.
According to him, they include 254 million in unpaid invoices to Qatar Energy, which have been reduced to zero by Wednesday.
For their benefit, he described the Interim Government’s strategy for enhanced infrastructure and energy safety.
Qatar’s Deputy Under Secretary for Industry and Business Development Saleh Majed Al Khalafi, co-founder of Next Smart Solutions Ali Ben Fardj, among others, spoke in the program.
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain was, among others, present while Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Nazrul Islam delivered the closing remarks.
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