High Commissioner of Bangladesh Suhrab Hossain, while underscoring the need of having direct shipping line between Karachi and Chittagong, said that initiation of direct shipping line between the two countries would not only reduce time but will also bring down the cost of transportation.
In this regard, he advised the Karachi Chamber to take up this issue with the government so that the suggestion of having direct shipping line could be considered.
Exchanging views during his farewell visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Suhrab Hossain said that during his six years long tenure as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh, it was his third and last visit to the largest Chamber of Pakistan. "Time has come that I have to leave Pakistan but I cannot leave this country without saying goodbye to my brothers and sisters in Karachi Chamber", he added.
Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rehman, Senior Vice President KCCI Zia Ahmed Khan, Vice President KCCI Muhammad Naeem Sharif, former SVP KCCI Shamim Ahmed Firpo, Chairperson of Women Entrepreneurs Sub-Committee KCCI Durre Shahwar Nisar and KCCI Managing Committee members were present at the meeting.
Bangladeshi HC further said, "We consider Pakistan as not only a friendly but also a brotherly country. We know each other very well and that is the beauty of our relationship."
Referring to the growth and progress witnessed by Bangladesh, he said that when Bangladesh came to existence, nothing was available while the country's foreign reserves were zero and it even faced severe food crisis in 1974. "Today, Bangladesh holds strong foreign reserves of $28 billion and it is self-sufficient in terms of food and agricultural commodities which are being exported to numerous countries", he informed, adding that Bangladesh was the 2nd largest exporters of garments after China.
He said that no load shedding was taking place in any area of Bangladesh and it has been one of the top priority of the government to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to the industry and the agricultural sector which ensured progress for the country.
He pointed out that many Pakistani businessmen and industrialists were successfully doing business in Bangladesh and invited the business and industrial community of Karachi to invest more in Bangladesh which will be fully protected under government's foreign investment policy.
Earlier, Senior Vice President KCCI Zia Ahmed Khan, while welcoming the High Commissioner of Bangladesh, paid glowing tribute to Suhrab Hossain for his dedicated efforts towards improving the brotherly and friendly relations between the two countries.
He said that KCCI was keen to further strengthen trade ties and exploring new bilateral trade prospects with Bangladesh as Pakistan's improved relations and enhanced trade with regional countries would surely help in dealing with the economic crisis and ensure prosperity in the entire region.-PR
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