Lift Sylhet’s economic growth thru agriculture, tourism

Speakers at a workshop, styled "Local Level Stakeholders Consultation on Inclusive, Smooth and Sustainable LDC Graduation", yesterday called for reaping the full potential of local agriculture, tourism and geographic location to enhance economic growth in Sylhet.

They also urged for creating a business-friendly environment to attract investment from non-resident Bangladeshis.

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"Bangladesh successfully tackled various global challenges in the past and so, we will be able to maintain the development momentum even after graduating from a least developed country (LDC)," said Sharifa Khan, secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

The event was organised by ERD in collaboration with the district administration of Sylhet, and Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

"LDC graduation is a matter of pride for the country," she added.

Md Mozibor Rahman, deputy commissioner of Sylhet, said that building awareness about the country's LDC graduation at the grassroots level would help make the development process more inclusive and sustainable.

"Building awareness about the country's LDC graduation at the grassroots level would help make the development process more inclusive."

Tahmin Ahmed, president of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emphasised on the need for training and skill enhancement of the local population to prepare the country for LDC graduation.

Farid Aziz, additional secretary of the ERD and project director of the Support to Sustainable Graduation Project (SSGP), emphasised on sensitising local private sector representatives, especially export-oriented industries, about the opportunities to be created by LDC graduation.

Md Anwar Hossain, component manager of the SSGP, Ferdaus Ara Begum, chief executive officer of BUILD, Alhaj Ashfaque Ahmed, chairman of Sylhet sadar upazila, Fahim Ahmed Chowdhury, managing director of Baraka Power Ltd, and Subrata Das¸ associate professor of the department of architecture at Shahjalal Science and Technology University, also addressed the workshop.