Bangladeshi diaspora plays laudable role in British society
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans yesterday said the Bangladeshi community in the UK has been playing a laudable role in the British society for long.
We are proud of their contributions in the fields of British economy, industry and other sectors, the envoy said, adding that these people are committed and also contributing largely to make the country like Bangladesh a more prosperous one.
Highlighting the natural beauties of Sylhet region, the British envoy said, “I am delighted to be here among the successful people from the British-Bangladeshi community along with the people of Sylhet.”
He was addressing a gathering of businessmen at the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) auditorium with SCCI Senior Vice President Nasim Hossain in the chair.
Underscoring the need for teaching the youths with better English, he said Bangladesh leaders should take immediate measures for producing skilled manpower to face the challenges of the new age worldwide.
The setting up of special economic zone (SEZ) in Sylhet region will raise the opportunities of huge foreign investments, he said, adding that an investment-friendly environment in real sense should be established there so that non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) can come up.
“Sylhet is a little more important to the UK as around 97 percent of people there are Bangladeshi origin. I am proud of the community for their massive contributions to the local bodies in the UK also,” he added.
He said there had been a long-standing and deep relationship between the UK and Bangladesh, adding that the relations will be promoted further in the days to come and both of us are the active partners on various issues.
The British envoy further said both the countries are active on how the working relations can be made more effective and workable on the issues like facing extremism, safe migration, human rights and expanding the fields of cooperation in terms of common interests.
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