British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert
Chatterton Dickson today said the United Kingdom (UK) is keen to expand its
investment in Bangladesh.

The UK envoy said this while visiting the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa
Nagar (BSMSN) in Mirsarai and Sitakunda upazilas of Chattogram and Sonagazi
upazila of Feni, said a press release.

IFC Country Manager for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal Martin Holtmann also
visited the industrial city.

Executive Member of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Mohammad
Irfan Sarif, Project Director of the BSMSN Development Project Abdullah Al
Mahmud Faruk and other senior officials were present on the occasion.

During the visit, BEZA officials briefed the High Commissioner about various
development activities, investment proposals, industrial installations, one-
stop service center and service management provided by BEZA through a power
point presentation.

At the meeting, Robert Chatterton Dickson lauded BEZA’s activities and
thanked the present government for its initiative in building the planned
industrial city.

He said he will encourage the UK business community to invest in Bangladesh.