Sheikh Hasina calls for more Indian investments in Bangladesh

New Delhi: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged Indian investors to step up their investment in Bangladesh, saying her country “knows how to transform challenges into opportunities.” “It is the time for global investors, particularly Indian entrepreneurs, to invest in Bangladesh in areas like education, engineering, and artificial intelligence,” the prime minister said at an interactive session of the World Economic Forum. She added, “We do face challenges like any other country but we know how to transform challenges into opportunities.” The prime minister told the crowd gathered at the session that this year Bangladesh’s economy noted a record high-growth of 8.13 per cent.
“We are close to achieving double-digit growth,” she said while assuring further that agriculture is no longer subsistence farming. “We are second in jute, fourth largest in rice production and mangoes, and fifth in inland fisheries.” Hasina arrived earlier today on a four-day visit to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with an aim to further intensify bilateral relations between the two countries.
She is scheduled to participate as the chief guest at the India Economic Summit organised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on October 3 and 4.