Advisor for Jute and Textile and Shipping Ministries Brigadier General (retd) Sakhawat Hossain Tuesday called the Pakistani investors to come forward for investing in Bangladesh state owned textiles and jute mills.
“Pakistani investors can come forward to invest in closed state owned textiles and jute mills in Bangladesh …the investors can invest in other sectors including jute and textile”, he said.
The advisor made this call when Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof made a courtesy call on him at his secretariat office here.
Commending local jute made golden bags, the Pakistani envoy expressed his eagerness to invest in Bangladeshi jute and textile mills.
The Pakistani diplomat, however, also gave advance invitation to Bangladesh for participating in Textile Expo in Pakistan, scheduled to be held in October next.
Stressing on enhancing commercial relations between the two countries, Textile and Jute Secretary M Abdur Rauf said the Pakistani traders can import diversified jute goods from Bangladesh as more than 200 diversified jute goods are being displayed at the Jute Diversification Promotion Center (JDPC) under the ministry.
Besides, the Pakistani high commissioner also proposed launching direct shipping transport between Pakistan and Bangladesh, saying “the system will help to take forward the eco-social relations of the two countries”.
To materialize the goal, he said, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation and Pakistan Shipping Corporation can jointly work to this end.
