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Will get more benefits than be deprived of if we become a developing country: Prime Minister Hasina Digital Bangladesh
PID The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center on Thursday

Will get more benefits than be deprived of if we become a developing country: Prime Minister Hasina

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 21 Oct 2021, 03:28 pm

Dhaka, October 21: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that contrary to beliefs that Bangladesh will be deprived of many things if it become a developing country, it will gain more advantage.

"Many may have doubts that if it is a developing country, it will feel deprived of many benefits. In fact, we will get more benefits than we will be deprived of. Our trade will increase, exports will increase, we will get export benefits," the Prime Minister said while inaugurating the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center here on Thursday (October 21). She inaugurated the exhibition center through video conferencing from Ganobhaban.

Sheikh Hasina further said, "Digital devices will be the biggest export product. We can also export jute and jute products. People will invest in our country, similarly we will be able to invest abroad. In that case, our ministry needs to be more proactive."

The Prime Minister said, "We hope that you will keep this exhibition center active by organizing all the products of the country including exhibitions here and make proper use of it."

Regarding not being able to visit this new spot of the trade fair, the Prime Minister said, "I could not visit this new spot of the trade fair due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, we are enjoying the benefits of Digital Bangladesh today as we have implemented the promise to build it in 2008. I am inaugurating this exhibition center through video conferencing."

Officials of the concerned departments, including the Commerce Minister and Secretary, were present on the occasion organized by the Ministry of Commerce.