Speakers at a seminar said that reforms and sustainable infrastructure development is essential to achieve economic prosperity.
They said these at a seminar titled “Harmonizing Reform and Sustainable Infrastructure Development for a Prosperous Bangladesh,” jointly organised by the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) and the Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB) held in the capital on Saturday.
Mohammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Railways, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the interim government was present at the seminar as Chief Guest.
BSRF General Secretary Masudul Haque moderated the programme while Presidenty of the organization Fasih Uddin Mahtab delivered his welcome speech. Dr. A. K. M. Atiqur Rahman, Professor of the Economics Department and Director of the Economic Research Platform (ERP) at North
South University, presented the keynote.
Adviser Mohammad Fawzul Kabir Khan stressed the importance of Infrastructure and the adoption of people-oriented development projects for curbing corruption and irregularities.
Among others, Md. Sardar Shahadat Ali, Director General of Bangladesh Railway; Mr. Ke Changliang, Chief Adviser of the Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB); Dr. Md. Shamsul Haque, Professor of Civil Engineering, BUET; Dr. Sharmind Neelormi, Professor of Economics, Jahangirnagar University; Dr. Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director, Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD); Mr. Mehedi H. Iman, Environmental Specialist; Ms. Umama Fatema, Coordinator, Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, University of Dhaka; and Mr. Md. Mahin Sarkar, Coordinator, Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, University of Dhaka, were present at the seminar.
