Koica to help Bangladesh draw investors

Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) president today assured Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal that he will present the prospect of conducive environment of investment in Bangladesh to Korean giants like Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo and LG.

Koica President Lee Mi-kyung today held a meeting with the finance minister at his office at the planning ministry, reports our staff correspondent.

After the meeting, the finance minister told reporters that the Koica president after returning to South Korea will present the attractive environment for investment prevailing in Bangladesh to the investors in his country.

“The Koica president expressed his unhappiness over the traffic jam in Dhaka city,” Mustafa Kamal said, adding “However, he said the traffic is manageable as Korea faced such traffic congestion in the past”.

In this regard, the South Korean government has assured to assist Bangladesh in tackling traffic jam, the minister also said.

Koica President Lee Mi-kyung, while talking to the reporters, also praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to the forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.