Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed today laid emphasis on increasing productivity further to attain the export goal.
"Productivity efficiency is needed to be upgraded to 90 percent from the 70 percent and we have to work further for strengthening productivity efficiency," he added.
The minister was addressing a seminar as the chief guest at CIRDAP auditorium organised by the National Productivity Organisation (NPO) to mark the National Productivity Day-2017 with the theme "Productivity for Growth and Sustainable Development".
Mentioning that Bangladesh has attained efficiency of paperless trade in competitive global trade, he said the NPO has to perform with due responsibility towards turning the country into a middle-income one by 2021.
He said Bangladeshi readymade garment factories have been established as compliance factory with the initiatives of government and exporters. "Our labourers are now working in safe and working friendly atmosphere."
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Professor Dr Saiful Islam made keynote presentation with Industry Secretary Mohammad Abdullah in the chair.
FBCCI President M Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin spoke on the occasion as special guest while NPO Director SM Ashrafuzzaman gave welcome speech.
Source: BSS