DAHAKA,Bangladesh, Nov 11 (BSS) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has taken initiatives to set up a special
`Economic Zone' in Sylhet region for further expanding the
country's economy.

She urged the Bangladeshi expatriates for investing more in
different sectors here as a congenial atmosphere for foreign
investment is prevailing in the country.

Describing the expatriates as ambassadors of Bangladesh,
Sheikh Hasina called upon them to project the positive image of
the country abroad.

She made this call while an 11-member delegation of British
Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce (BBCC) headed by its chairman
Shahagir Bakth called on her at her official residence here
today.

Prime Minister's deputy press secretary Nazrul Islam briefed
the reporters after the meeting.

The Prime Minister urged the foreign investors to invest
more in the sectors of fish processing, food processing, tea
industry, IT and other production-oriented fields in Sylhet area.

A `Road Shaw' scheduled to be held in London on December
next would build a positive image of Bangladesh abroad, she
informed the delegation.

Mentioning her government's plan to modernize the Sylhet Air
Port, Sheikh Hasina said a refueling system would be introduced
there so that International flights can fly and land in this air
port directly.

British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans, Prime
Minister's Principal Secretary MA Karim and Ambassador Zia Uddin,
among others, were present at the meeting.