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Govt focuses on food processing industry to hit export market: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government is prioritizing the food processing industry to boost export of food items alongside meeting the growing domestic demand.
“If we can add value to food items by processing these, we'll be able to export the items alongside meeting the demand in our country. Now the local market is expanding as the purchasing capacity of people has increased,” she said.
The prime minister said this while laying the foundation stone of Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertilizer Factory in Narsingdi district, with an annual production capacity of nearly 10 lakh metric tons, the country’s largest.
She unveiled the foundation stone of the Tk 10,461-crore project, joining a function from her official residence Ganobhaban through a videoconference. Others concerned were connected with the event from Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here in the capital and the fertilizer project site in Narsingdi.
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Besides, the PM opened four other development projects, including the newly constructed 14-storey head office Bhaban of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the city’s Tejgaon industrial area, from the same function.
Hasina said the government is paying special attention to the development of the agro products and food processing industry as Bangladesh has gained a huge success in agricultural production.
She said Bangladesh has been able to increase the production of crops, fruits, vegetables, egg, fish and meat through regular research.
“So, we’re taking various steps for it (to develop the food processing industry),” said the prime minister.
She said steps have been taken for developing the manpower appropriate for the 4th industrial revolution in the country.
UAE finds Bangladesh food processing industry promising for investment
UAE Ambassador in Bangladesh Abdulla Ali AlHmoudi on Wednesday said the food processing industry in Bangladesh looks promising for possible investment by his country’s businesspeople.
The ambassador made the remark during a courtesy call on the FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin at FBCCI office.
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The envoy said that different countries showcase their goods at the pavilions in the Global Village of Dubai.
The ambassador urged Bangladesh to take advantage of this. Bangladesh Pavilion in the Global Village would make it easier for tourists from different countries, including Dubai, to get information about Bangladeshi products.