{"id":35725,"date":"2026-07-30T19:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35725"},"modified":"2026-07-30T19:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T19:10:56","slug":"pm-directs-completing-process-for-reopening-closed-factories-by-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebangladeshtoday.com\/?p=35725","title":{"rendered":"PM directs completing process for reopening closed factories by 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today asked the authorities concerned to complete the process of reopening long-shut government-owned factories by 2026 by expediting privatisation initiatives and attracting domestic and foreign investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The directive came at a high-level meeting chaired by the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Division conference room of Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said PM\u2019s Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting discussed reopening of long-closed government-owned factories and mills, accelerating the privatisation process and attracting local and foreign investment to bring the factories back into operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was decided to take the necessary steps to reopen the long-shut industrial units by removing bureaucratic bottlenecks and expediting the implementation process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/assets\/news_photos\/2026\/07\/30\/inside-image\/1785419871_1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo : PMO\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo : PMO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deputy press secretary said the meeting also directed the relevant agencies to take effective initiatives to ensure an friendly environment to attract investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PM's Adviser for Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md. 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