In Tokyo meeting with JBIC governor, PM Tarique Rahman says government is committed to improving the business environment

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government is committed to formulating investment-friendly policies and improving the business environment. He also said the Bangladesh government has taken initiatives to reform and simplify various rules and regulations to ensure a business-friendly environment and attract domestic and foreign investment.

The prime minister made the remarks at a meeting with Amakawa Kazuhiko, governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), in Tokyo at 9:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday (October 28).

The prime minister said JBIC's priority projects are consistent with the current Bangladesh government's development priorities.

The meeting discussed expanding investment and strengthening economic cooperation in Bangladesh's energy, information and communication technology (ICT), and infrastructure sectors.

The meeting also discussed opening a JBIC office in Bangladesh. The prime minister's Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Swadhin said that when the request to open a JBIC office in Bangladesh was made, the institution's governor said he would consider the proposal seriously.

The deputy press secretary also said that at the meeting, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman expressed gratitude to JBIC for its role in Bangladesh's economic development and for its investment and cooperation in various sectors.

Attending the meeting on the Bangladesh side were Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, the prime minister's adviser on finance and planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir, Invest Bangladesh Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostakur Rahman, the prime minister's special assistant Dr. Shakirul Islam Khan, and the prime minister's additional press secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, among others. Source: BSS.