Prime Minister meets top industrialists, emphasizes investment and business climate improvement

National

Dhaka Magazine Desk

Published: Saturday, 01 August 2026

Prime Minister Tariq Rahman held a high-level meeting with the country's top businessmen and industrialists. During the nearly three-and-a-half-hour meeting, detailed discussions were held on various key economic issues, including improving the investment climate, challenges in the industrial sector, the energy crisis, tax policy, export growth, and attracting foreign investment.

The meeting took place on Saturday (August 1) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka.

During the meeting, businessmen presented various proposals and opinions to the government on issues such as ensuring stability in electricity and energy supply, reforming the tax system, resolving regulatory complexities, improving the logistics system, developing skilled manpower, and ensuring an investment-friendly environment.

Prime Minister Tariq Rahman emphasized the importance of maintaining regular dialogue with the private sector. He also reaffirmed the government's commitment to creating a business- and investment-friendly environment.

Discussions at the meeting covered a wide range of topics, including increasing domestic and foreign investment, ease of doing business, tax and customs policy, energy and electricity supply, export expansion, creating new markets, employment generation, infrastructure development, challenges related to banking and financing, and government policy support for private sector development.

Stakeholders hope that such regular dialogues between the government and the private sector will play a positive role in improving the country's investment climate, accelerating industrialization, and strengthening economic growth.