Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought more Japanese investment to build Bangladesh as a middle-income country by 2021.
The premier said this when a four-member delegation attending the Joint Bangladesh-Japan Public-Private Economic Dialogue here paid a courtesy call on her at her office Thursday morning.
After the meeting, PM's Press Secretary AKM Shameem Chowdhury briefed reporters.
"We have set a target of building Bangladesh as a middle income country by 2021. So we need more support and assistance from Japan to achieve this goal," Hasina said.
Japanese Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Norihiko Ishiguro led the team.
Sheikh Hasina said a congenial investment-friendly environment now exists in Bangladesh. "So the Japanese entrepreneurs could explore this opportunities by investing in a bigger way in Bangladesh," she said.
In this connection, the prime minister said her government has allocated land for the Japanese investors in export processing zones (EPZs).
