[Expat] Bangladesh’s PM urges expats in US to invest in their home country

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Bangladeshi expatriates in the US to take her government's attractive offers and invest in their motherland, The Daily Star reports.

Speaking at a press conference after a civic reception in New York the Prime Minister said, "You, the Bangladeshi expatriates, along with US nationals can invest in Bangladesh." The reception was hosted by the US chapter of the Awami League at LaGuardia Airport Marriott Hotel on September 24.

Replying to reporters’ questions, the Prime Minister addressed Bangladeshi expatriates saying that her government has been offering attractive stimulus packages and advantages to investors at home and abroad.

Mentioning that as many as 100 economic zones are being set up across the country, the Prime Minister said Bangladeshi expatriates and Americans can invest in Bangladesh and capitalise on the benefits offered by her government.

"The expatriates will get more advantages to this end," she said.

"We are giving good offers to everyone. Expatriates are being provided with better facilities (in comparison to others). So, they can take the opportunity and invest in Bangladesh.”

The New York Awami League and its associate bodies accorded a reception to the Premier who arrived in the US on September 19 via Helsinki to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

She left New York for Washington DC on September 25 after concluding her weeklong official visit there.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to be back in Bangladesh on October 1.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Bangladeshi expatriates in the US to take her government's attractive offers and invest in their motherland, The Daily Star reports.

Speaking at a press conference after a civic reception in New York the Prime Minister said, "You, the Bangladeshi expatriates, along with US nationals can invest in Bangladesh." The reception was hosted by the US chapter of the Awami League at LaGuardia Airport Marriott Hotel on September 24.

Replying to reporters’ questions, the Prime Minister addressed Bangladeshi expatriates saying that her government has been offering attractive stimulus packages and advantages to investors at home and abroad.

Mentioning that as many as 100 economic zones are being set up across the country, the Prime Minister said Bangladeshi expatriates and Americans can invest in Bangladesh and capitalise on the benefits offered by her government.

"The expatriates will get more advantages to this end," she said.

"We are giving good offers to everyone. Expatriates are being provided with better facilities (in comparison to others). So, they can take the opportunity and invest in Bangladesh.”

The New York Awami League and its associate bodies accorded a reception to the Premier who arrived in the US on September 19 via Helsinki to attend the 76th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

She left New York for Washington DC on September 25 after concluding her weeklong official visit there.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to be back in Bangladesh on October 1.