<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Government-sponsored 100 economic zones in Bangladesh are attracting more Turkish investment to come with their new investments, said outgoing Turkish ambassador Mustafa Osman Turan on Tuesday.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">He came up with the remark while calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the morning on Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed the reporters after the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He said that the Turkish Ambassador mentioned that already two companies of his country invested $850 million this year in the economic zones.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The unprecedented infrastructural development of Bangladesh, especially the establishment of 100 economic zones, is attracting Turkish investors in Bangladesh,” the envoy was quoted as saying by Nazrul.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister requested the outgoing ambassador to encourage more Turkish investment in Bangladesh to further cement the excellent bilateral relations between the two friendly countries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“We have historical and cultural ties,” she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She also said that both countries could establish cooperation in the defence sector apart from economic and social cooperation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She emphasises on holding the Joint Economic Commission meeting in Bangladesh to hold dialogue about the enhancement of business and trade between the two countries.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The last Commission meeting was held in Istanbul (Turkey) in 2019.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Turkish envoy mentioned that his country is interested to cooperate in the defence sector.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister requested Turkey to put pressure on Myanmar for taking back Rohingya as more than 1 million Rohingya have become a serious burden for Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In reply, the ambassador assured the PM of his country’s continuous support.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ambassador at Large M Ziauddin and Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present during the meeting. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>