Prime Minister wants greater investment from Turkey in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expects greater investment from Turkey in Bangladesh along with cooperation in sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas. Turkey's outgoing Ambassador Mustafa Osman Turan said during a courtesy meeting with the Prime Minister at his office on Tuesday, he said, "I call for more investment in Bangladesh on a larger scale."

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On Tuesday (December 27), outgoing ambassador of Turkey Mustafa Osman Turan expressed this hope during a courtesy meeting with the Prime Minister at his office. The Prime Minister requested the Turkish government to put pressure on Myanmar to take back the citizens who have taken refuge in Bangladesh. At the end of the meeting, the Prime Minister's speech writer. Nazrul Islam briefed the journalists. The ambassador of Turkey said that due to extensive infrastructure development in Bangladesh, especially the establishment of economic zones, the businessmen of his country are showing more investment interest.

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He said two Turkish companies have invested 850 million US dollars in the economic zone so far this year. The Turkish ambassador also assured all kinds of help in the repatriation of the Rohingyas.

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to hold the next Bangladesh-Turkey Joint Economic Group meeting soon, where cooperation in trade, business and other issues will be discussed. The then meeting of the Commission was held in Istanbul in 2019. He said that Bangladesh has graduated from a less developed country to a developing country to face the challenges. The Turkish ambassador expressed his country's interest in increasing cooperation in the defense sector.

Mustafa Osman Turan expressed his country's interest in setting up a super special hospital in Bangladesh and asked for a suitable location for it. In response, the Prime Minister proposed to give land in Purbachale or next to the Padma Bridge. The Turkish Ambassador expressed his country's interest in adopting the concept of Smart Bangladesh and working together to build Smart Bangladesh. He expressed hope that Sheikh Hasina will come to power in the next election.

The Prime Minister said that the founder of Modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is very popular in Bangladesh and Kemal is a household name. He said that the name of his younger brother Sheikh Kamal was inspired by his (Kamal Atatürk) work. Ambassador Atlarj M Ziauddin and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister. Tofazzal Hossain Mia was present.