<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to attend a business conference tomorrow on building 'Smart Bangladesh', a&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">vision of the Awami League (AL) government to transform the country into&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">smart from digital one by 2041.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">apex trade body of the country, is organising the event highlighting the&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">contribution of the private sector in building 'Smart Bangladesh' as well as&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">the present context and actions required to take.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The event, titled "Business Conference on Building Smart Bangladesh", will be&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the city.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and Prime Minister's Private Industry and&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman will attend the programme as special&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">guests.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin, at a press conference here today, said the&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">top business leaders of the country will get an opportunity to directly talk&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and express their needs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Through the conference, he hoped that both public and private sectors will&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">get right guidelines for working together.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"In the business conference, businessmen of the country will able to discuss&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">their expectations and prospects with the Prime Minister. Besides, the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">businessmen will also get the opportunity to express their needs," he added.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The private sector has been playing a key role in Bangladesh's economic&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">progress since the beginning, he said, adding: "The conference will discuss&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">with the prime minister what role the private sector will play in building&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">'Smart Bangladesh'."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Jashim mentioned that the Bangladesh Business Summit-2023 was organised to&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">showcase the country's trade and investment potential to the world.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"FBCCI is going to publish a book capturing the achievements of the Summit.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">The book will be presented to the Prime Minister during the business&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">conference which will contain the opinions of experts who participated in the&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">summit while the recommendations and policies discussed during the event will&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">be included," he added.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">The apex trade body of the country will distribute the book to the relevant&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 1rem;">ministries of the government later, he further said. BSS</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>