DHAKA: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid urged Singapore businesspeople to invest in Bangladesh’s energy sector.

The state minister on Wednesday made the urge in a meeting with International Enterprise (IE), a Singapore government agency that drives the country’s external economy.

Nasrul Hamid is now in Singapore as IE expressed its interest to invest in LNG Terminal, power plant based on coal mine and other projects.

He said his incumbent government is working to fulfill the target to make Bangladesh as a middle income country. In this process, energy sector plays a vital role.

Power secretary Monwar Islam and IE Singapore's Assistant Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tan Soon Kim, among others, were present at the meeting.

BDST: 1910 HRS, APR 12, 2015
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