Swiss companies keen to invest in Bangladesh

The Swiss companies are very much interested to invest in Bangladesh.

Switzerland Ambassador in Dhaka Reto Siegfried Renggli said this during a courtesy call with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter’s office on Monday.

Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed the newsmen after the meeting.

Mentioning that the volume of trade between Bangladesh and Switzerland should be increased, the Swiss envoy said he will continue to work for further strengthening the bilateral relations and cooperation.

He appreciated the economic development of Bangladesh under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the last one decade.

The envoy also said that Switzerland would work together with Bangladesh to fight the adverse impact of climate changes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Swiss entrepreneurs to come up with investment at special economic zones (SEZs) in Bangladesh, saying her government wants to develop a broad-based partnership.

“We look forward to transforming Bangladesh-Switzerland bilateral relations into a broad-based partnership,” Karim quoted the premier as saying.

She mentioned that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had a vision to ‘make Bangladesh as the Switzerland of the East’.

Sheikh Hasina recalled that she was with Bangabandhu when he visited Switzerland at the invitation of Swiss government after undergoing surgery in London.

Talking about connectivity, she said her government is developing the airport so Bangladesh can bridge the East and West.

Prime Minister's Principal Secretary M. Tofazzel Hossain Miah and Deputy Head of Swiss Mission in Dhaka Corinne Henchoz Pignani were present.