Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday welcomed more South Korean investment as it helped achieve the main aim of the government in building a developed Bangladesh.
The Prime Minister said this when Ambassador of South Korea to Bangladesh Ahn Seong-doo paid a farewell call on her at Ganobhaban on Thursday morning.
Later, Prime Minister's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters.
Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has now access from Chattogram to the south-east Asian countries, including Thailand, Vietnam and Laos, and her government is working to expand trade and commerce with countries in the region.
The South Korean Ambassador hoped that Bangladesh would be one of the major electronic goods manufacturing countries in the world as the country is marching ahead by establishing EPZs and special economic zones.
In this regard, Ahn Seong-doo said Bangladesh and South Korea already started manufacturing electronic goods in joint venture initiatives.
South Korea is a major investor in Bangladesh's garment sector, said the Ambassador adding that Bangladesh-Korea economic cooperation is successful.
In reply, the Prime Minister said South Korea is also getting benefits from its investments in the EPZs of Bangladesh.
Pointing out Bangladesh's huge progress in the ICT sector, Hasina said her government has put emphasis on establishing small and medium scale industries instead of heavy ones.
She also raised the issue of the "Learning and Earning project" which the Korean Ambassador highly appreciated, reports UNB.
Ahn Seong-doo also lauded Bangladesh's socio-economic uplift achieved under visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
