B Mirror Report:  Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday attended a special roadshow aimed at attracting fresh investment into Bangladesh’s loss-making and closed industrial units.

The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Industries, the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon.

Among those present were Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir, Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Information Technology and Science Rehan Asif Asad, BIDA Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostakur Rahman and Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A B M Abdus Sattar, along with senior officials from various ministries and government agencies.

Representatives of the country’s leading business conglomerates also attended the event, including PRAN-RFL, ACI, Walton, Meghna Group, Runner, TK Group, BRAC, Nabil Group, Square, Transcom, Akij Group and Lal Teer.

The roadshow was also attended by representatives of several Japanese multinational companies and financial institutions, including Marubeni Corporation, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, MUFG Bank, Mitsui & Co., Sojitz Asia and JETRO Bangladesh. Officials from the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh were also present.

According to organisers, the roadshow was designed to showcase opportunities for revitalising long-idle and loss-making industrial enterprises through new investments. The initiative also aims to generate interest among domestic and foreign investors and create new employment opportunities in the industrial sector.

The government hopes that such initiatives will help reutilise idle industrial assets, boost production and inject fresh momentum into the country’s economic activities.