UNB, Dhaka :
Speakers at a business meeting here on Sunday sought a stronger role from the private sector to explore vast opportunities that the blue economy offers.
“I am hopeful that with your help and with your intention, we’ll be able to explore the vast opportunities that blue economy offers,” said Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral (Retd.) Md Khurshed Alam. Today or tomorrow Bangladesh will be benefited utilizing ocean resources, he said adding “We are not sitting idle. We are waiting a bit as we are doing a joint study with the European Union.”.
He said, the joint study began last year and hopes to get the outcome by middle or end of the year. “The joint study team is looking into all aspects including identification of resources,” he said. Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) arranged the business luncheon meeting titled “Challenges of exploring the opportunities of Blue Economy in Bangladesh” at a city hotel. Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Nur Ashikin Mohd. Taib and BMCCI President Syed Moazzam Hossain, among others, spoke.
The High Commissioner said the private sector should come forward and Bangladesh and Malaysia can work together to explore potentials of blue economy. “We are looking into how better we can use sea resources, ” said the High Commissioner. She said blue economy has opened a new horizon for economic development of the coastal countries through utilizing sea and marine resources at national and international level.
The High Commissioner said private sector in Bangladesh is gradually getting involved in public-private partnerships in sensitive economic sector such as blue economy. Estimates suggest some 30 million Bangladeshis directly depend on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation.
Coastal and Island countries have remained at the forefront of this Blue Economy advocacy, recognizing that the oceans have a major role to play in humanity’s future. Bangladesh, according to speakers, considers Blue Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication as one of the important tools available for achieving sustainable development. They emphasized that it should contribute to eradicating poverty as well as sustained economic growth, enhancing social inclusion, improving human welfare and creating opportunities for employment and decent work for all while maintaining the healthy functioning of the earth’s ecosystem.
Speakers at a business meeting here on Sunday sought a stronger role from the private sector to explore vast opportunities that the blue economy offers.
“I am hopeful that with your help and with your intention, we’ll be able to explore the vast opportunities that blue economy offers,” said Secretary (Maritime Affairs Unit) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral (Retd.) Md Khurshed Alam. Today or tomorrow Bangladesh will be benefited utilizing ocean resources, he said adding “We are not sitting idle. We are waiting a bit as we are doing a joint study with the European Union.”.
He said, the joint study began last year and hopes to get the outcome by middle or end of the year. “The joint study team is looking into all aspects including identification of resources,” he said. Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) arranged the business luncheon meeting titled “Challenges of exploring the opportunities of Blue Economy in Bangladesh” at a city hotel. Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Nur Ashikin Mohd. Taib and BMCCI President Syed Moazzam Hossain, among others, spoke.
The High Commissioner said the private sector should come forward and Bangladesh and Malaysia can work together to explore potentials of blue economy. “We are looking into how better we can use sea resources, ” said the High Commissioner. She said blue economy has opened a new horizon for economic development of the coastal countries through utilizing sea and marine resources at national and international level.
The High Commissioner said private sector in Bangladesh is gradually getting involved in public-private partnerships in sensitive economic sector such as blue economy. Estimates suggest some 30 million Bangladeshis directly depend on oceanic economic activities like fisheries and commercial transportation.
Coastal and Island countries have remained at the forefront of this Blue Economy advocacy, recognizing that the oceans have a major role to play in humanity’s future. Bangladesh, according to speakers, considers Blue Economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication as one of the important tools available for achieving sustainable development. They emphasized that it should contribute to eradicating poverty as well as sustained economic growth, enhancing social inclusion, improving human welfare and creating opportunities for employment and decent work for all while maintaining the healthy functioning of the earth’s ecosystem.
