Public-private partnership should be given institutional shape: CA

DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 24 (BSS) - Chief Adviser of Bangladesh caretaker government Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed today said public-private partnership should be given a permanent and institutional shape for promoting trade and business as well as overall development of the country.

Public-private partnership for better trade and business is a
continuous process, he added.

The Chief Adviser was presiding over the 4th meeting of
Bangladesh Better Business Forum (BBBF) at his office here.

Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam,
Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof M Tamim, co-
chairpersons of five working groups and BBBF members attended the
meeting.

BBBF Chairperson Dr Fakhruddin instructed all concerned to
implement the recommendations of BBBF, which have already been
put into execution, by next two months.

It was stated in the meeting that six urgent decisions of the
last BBBF meeting held on April 23 have already been implemented.

Besides, out of 56 short-term decisions taken in that
meeting, 28 have been implemented and the remaining are under
implementation by different ministries and departments. All
concerned have been directed to execute the decisions as early as
possible.

Dr Fakhruddin expressed satisfaction over the progress of
implementation of the decisions taken in the previous meetings of
BBBF.

The meeting said the BBBF secretariat will monitor the impact
of implementation of various decisions. The working groups will
identify the problems in business and place specific proposals
before BBBF for consideration.

Co-chairpersons of five working groups of BBBF presented
recommendations at the meeting and also informed it of the
progress of implementation of earlier decisions.

The five working groups are on business financing,
infrastructure, macro-economic policy, business launching and
working skill.