Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem, chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), visited Pran-RFL Group's industrial park in Habiganj on Tuesday. 

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman of the group, welcomed him, said a press release.

Muneem went round various manufacturing units, including those for biscuit, juice and beverage, confectionery, liquid glucose, transformer and bicycle, and inaugurated new plants of noodles and cables.

He asked the group to invest more in heavy industries which would not only enrich the country's economy but also generate a lot of employment.

The economy of Bangladesh is progressing rapidly, and the government is also taking necessary steps to create a congenial atmosphere for business, he said.

Chowdhury said the park had changed the overall economy of Habiganj with some 25,000 locals working in the park.

Choudhury Atiur Rasul, director (accounts), Kamruzzaman Kamal, director (marketing) of the group, Masud Sadiq, member (customs policy) of the NBR, Sams Uddin Ahmed, member (tax policy), Zakia Sultana, member (VAT policy), Akbar Hossain, commissioner at the customs, excise and VAT commissionerate in Sylhet, and Syed Zakir Hossain, commissioner of taxes, were present.