The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) today inaugurated its extended office at Gulshan named “DCCI Gulshan Centre” in the capital to render business related services to its members in the quickest possible time.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi inaugurated the new extended office space at the chamber’s own premises at Gulshan, according to a statement from the DCCI.
The entire business community of the country have to work jointly to achieve the vision 2041, the minister said at the inauguration.
Bangladesh’s economy is an agro-based economy and it needs to give emphasis on this sector including diversification, he said.
“Moreover we need to strengthen our SMEs for better expansion of our economy,” the minister also said.
He said the new extension of DCCI in the north side of the city is a reflection of its strength and he hoped that DCCI will be able to serve the business community more in the days to come.
Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), said Bangladesh still lags behind in the logistics sector, but it is necessary to prioritise the logistic sector to attract foreign direct investment.
Jashim Uddin also said removing traffic congestion in the Dhaka-Chittagong highway and ensuring faster services at the sea ports will help boost the economy.
He sought cooperation from the commerce ministry to strengthen chamber bodies and sectoral associations.
“In order to achieve the goal of becoming a developed country and face the challenges of LDC graduation we have to give more focus on different promising business sectors.”
He is hopeful that the DCCI Gulshan Centre will extend better services not only to its own members but also to the overall business community.
DCCI President Rizwan Rahman said the main objective of establishing DCCI Gulshan Centre is to provide wide ranging and faster membership services as well as disseminating business information to the business community.
He said SMEs are the lifeline of our economy and to face the upcoming challenges of LDC graduation and economic growth we need to facilitate this sector.
DCCI Senior Vice President NKA Mobin, Vice President Monowar Hossain and former Presidents of DCCI were also present during the ceremony.
Source: The Daily Star
