Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh's economy has continued to grow amid challenges and the economic opportunities prevailing in the country are strong enough to attract foreign investors.
Bangladesh has been elected to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s council for a second successive term.
The government has taken steps to ensure 30 percent women's participation in the trainings under a World Bank financed Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment and Governance (LICT) Project aiming at creating over 10,000 women skilled manpower for the IT sector.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will appoint a labour attaché at its embassy in Dhaka from the beginning of the next year to simplify the procedure of recruiting manpower from Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today invited Dubai Port World authorities to conduct a feasibility study on constructing a deep seaport at Paira, Patuakhali.