The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Monday said public-private partnership should be given a permanent and institutional shape for promoting trade and business as well as overall development of the country.

Public-private partnership for better trade and business is a continuous process, he added.

The Chief Adviser was presiding over the 4th meeting of Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) at his office here. Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof M Tamim, co-chairpersons of five working groups and BBBF members attended the meeting.

BBBF Chairperson Dr Fakhruddin instructed all concerned to implement the recommendations of BBBF, which have already been put into execution, by next two months.

It was stated in the meeting that six urgent decisions of the last BBBF meeting held on April 23 have already been implemented.

Besides, out of 56 short-term decisions taken in that meeting, 28 have been implemented and the remaining are under implementation by different ministries and departments. All concerned have been directed to execute the decisions as early as possible.

Dr Fakhruddin expressed satisfaction over the progress of implementation of the decisions taken in the previous meetings of BBBF.

The meeting said the BBBF Secretariat will monitor the impact of implementation of various decisions. The working groups will identify the problems in business and place specific proposals before BBBF for consideration.

Co-chairpersons of five working groups of BBBF presented recommendations at the meeting and also informed it of the progress of implementation of earlier decisions.

The five working groups are on business financing, infrastructure, macro-economic policy, business launching and working skill.