The New Nation - Internet Edition

10th Meeting of Working Group-2 on Infrastructure of Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) was held on August 5 at the conference room of the Planning Commission at Sher-e- Bangla Nagar in the city.

AMM Nasiruddin, member, Planning Commission and Co-Chairperson of the Infrastructure Working Group and Hossain Khaled, president, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), another Co-Chairperson of Infrastructure Working Group, BBBF were present in the meeting to interact with the members of the Working Group. Some experts, professionals, stakeholders and practical players in the infrastructure sector were invited to thrash out several issues related to transport, communications, telecommunication, ports, shipping, ICD and tourism and prepare a set of short, medium and long term recommendations for ultimate submission to the BBBF for consideration.

The meeting highlighted the needs for formulating an integrated Transport policy and emphasized for reorganization and modernization of concerned offices for strengthening their capacities and make the best of private-public-partnership projects (PPPP).

The meeting also discussed, revised and reviewed several recommendations on power and energy sector bearing in mind that infrastructure including communications, land, air, rail and road networks is one of the main backbones of the economy to flourish and attain required growth.