Prime Minister stresses export instead of remittance

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has underscored the need for exporting products to earn foreign currencies instead of depending on remittance.

The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating 24 Technical Training Centres (TTCs) including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Centennial TTC at the upazila level, joining virtually from her official Ganobhaban residence on Thursday.

The Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) organised the function at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in city.

“We have to take initiatives to earn foreign currencies by making local products multidimensional to find out fresh markets abroad,” she said.The prime minister also asked all concerned to diversify local products to explore new markets abroad.

The premier said some people of the country are making illogical comments and spreading rumours about the foreign currency reserve, adding it is common that the reserve would be more or less.

A documentary on the TTCs was screened at the function.

She hoped that more skilled manpower would be sent abroad through imparting them with proper training at the upazila level TTCs.