Foreign adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury held out government offer of special privilege for investment back in the country by Bangladeshi expatriates. ‘For this purpose, a ‘Special Economic Zone’ is being established. Land acquisition is already under process to build this economic zone in Sylhet, he said while addressing the concluding function of International Food Festival at Dhaka Regency Hotel on July 13.

Welcoming the entrepreneurs of the Regency Hotel, established with investment from Bangladeshi expatriates in the UK, the foreign adviser said Bangladeshi expatriates always give response towards country’s needs. ‘They (expatriates) are playing an important role in country’s economic development with their expertise and skills, besides sending huge amounts of foreign exchange,’ he told the function.

The adviser said the present caretaker government wants to establish their economic bonds with the country for attracting second-and third-generation expatriates towards their motherland.