Rangpur, Correspondent :
Business community leaders of India and Bangladesh have stressed on encouraging private sector joint investments to set up industries to create jobs and expand business, trade and commerce in the region.
They viewed this at a discussion meeting organised by Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) with the visiting delegation members of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held at RCCI auditorium in the city on Monday.
The discussion was arranged before the upcoming “CII 6th North Bengal Conclave” to be held at Royal Pavilion of Club Montana Vista in Siliguri of West Bengal in India to focus on Export Promotion and Logistics for North Bengal on December 21 next.
The CII in association with West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) is organising the 6th edition of North Bengal Conclave. Representatives of business delegations from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) are expected to participate in the conclave and set up stalls to display products produced in their respective countries. Co-Chair of the CII North Bengal Zonal Council Sanjit Saha attended the discussion as chief guest with RCCI President Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu in the chair.
Members of the North Bengal Zonal Council of CII Vinoy Kumar Gulati and Soilendra Prodhan addressed.
Senior Vice-president of RCCI Mostoba Hossain Ripan, its former Senior Vice-president Mostafa Ahmed, importers and exporters Alhaj Moyen Uddin and Gyanankur Roy and for Director Rabiul Islam Mridul spoke. The meeting discussed possibilities and prospects of setting up industries and business establishments in northern Bangladesh, northern region of West Bengal as well as in other BBIN countries under joint private sector ventures.
Sanjit Saha narrated economic successes achieved by West Bengal, prospective sectors for joint investments, incentives and subsidies being provided by the Indian and West Bengal governments to the private sector investors and entrepreneurs.
He invited RCCI leaders, Bangladeshi investors and entrepreneurs to participate in the upcoming “CII 6th North Bengal Conclave’ in Siliguri to showcase prevailing prospects of joint investments in various sectors in northern West Bengal.
“Let our investors in the northern Bangladesh and northern part of West Bengal find out most prospective sectors to go for joint investments to open a bigger horizon toward the direction,” Saha said.
