Bangladesh's private sector will work hand in hand with the interim government to rebuild the country's economy, said leaders of International Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCB) on Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference of ICC Bangladesh, its President Mahbubur Rahman congratulated the anti-discrimination students for achieving this historic victory through an unprecedented movement. Mentioning that the movement was accelerated by the solidarity of the teaching community and common people, he condoled the death of hundreds of students, children and innocent people.
“I call for martyrdom status for those killed in the violence and compensation for their families. To provide proper treatment to the injured and to rehabilitate those who are crippled. Bring the law and order situation under control at the earliest. Adopting safety measures to ensure production and supply chain of all factories”, ICCB President added.
He said in addition to the loss of lives and property in the last 1 month, all kinds of business and trade have been damaged, although the economy has been weakened due to long-term looting, so everyone should take the initiative to fix it through discussion on how to turn around.
A strong role must be played to strengthen the economy including the banking sector of Bangladesh. All efforts to earn foreign exchange should be continued and intensified.Taking necessary measures to bring the inflation to a bearable level. Mahbub said the main driving force in the country's economy is the private sector, so the government must take special initiatives to develop this sector.
He finally welcomed the decision to choose Dr. Mohammad Yunus as the head of the interim government.
