PM seeks dev support of US businessmen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought support of the United States (US) businessmen in Bangladesh's journey to become a developed and smart country by 2041.

"I call on you to remain with us as partners in our journey to a developed, prosperous, and smart Bangladesh by 2041," she said while addressing a US-Bangladesh Business Council delegation at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital on Monday (May 27), reports BSS.

"We aspire to become a "Smart Nation" by 2041. Here, we need your support in increasing our global competitiveness and expanding our export base," she said.

The prime minister said Bangladesh will be graduating from a "least developed" to a "developing" country in 2026.

She said they are determined to achieve the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib's dream as their efforts have led to Bangladesh's remarkable socio-economic growth over the last 15 years.

"Now Bangladesh is globally acknowledged as a "Role Model of Socio-Economic Development," she said.