Investors, from now on, will get power connections in rural areas within a week of submitting applications in the BIDA online One-Stop Service (OSS).
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) have joined hands to offer the facility to the investors.
In a virtual programme on Thursday, the BIDA launched four more services through its OSS portal, said a press statement - signed by BIDA Public Relations Officer Proshanta Kumar Mandal.
The three other services are: approval of building and approval of large or special projects under the Chattogram Unnayon Kartipakkha, and amendments of investors' registration in the BIDA.
BIDA Executive Chairman Md Sirazul Islam chaired the programme, while Power Division Secretary Md Habibur Rahman was the chief guest.
Speaking at the programme, the Power Division secretary said investors would get more services at their door-step from now on.
"The investors will be able to apply for power connections in rural areas through the BIDA OSS portal by submitting proper documents online. The BREB will give the connections within seven days of applications," he added.
The BIDA executive chairman said the authority was providing 47 types of services of 15 organisations through OSS, and the new four services were added to those.
Despite the Covid pandemic, the BIDA was able to increase the number of OSS services to 51, which was only two in 2019.
It was providing round the clock services to cut the cost of doing businesses of the investors to attract more foreign direct investment, he added.
BIDA Assistant Director Abu Zer Gifary Tamal moderated the programme, also attended by its Executive Member Mohsina Yasmin.
BIDA Director Jibon Krishna Shaha Roy presented an update of its OSS services.
BREB Chairman Moin Uddin, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Housing and Public Works Md Hemayet Hossain, Chattogram Unnayan Kartipokkha Chairman Md Zahirul Alam, Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) President Mahbubul Alam, Executive Director of Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry Nurul Kabir, and Jahid Hassan Mitul of Business Automation, among others, also spoke on the occasion.
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