BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury spoke at the Sylhet Business Dialogue held at Jalalabad Gas auditorium in Sylhet today. Photo: BSS

SYLHET, June 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today said if BNP is voted to power, Bangladesh will be turned into a commercial hub where domestic and foreign investors can invest freely.

He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the Sylhet Business Dialogue at Jalalabad Gas auditorium here.

The event was organized under the initiative of BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Khandaker Abdul Muktadir.

“If we come to power, one crore people of the country will be employed in the first 18 months,” said Khasru.

Highest importance will be given to the information technology sector, he said, adding jobs will be given to the youth who have passed minimum SSC in the IT sector. 

Initiatives will be taken to bring back young IT professionals who are skilled abroad, he added.

He said businesses should be kept out of politics. BNP will work to develop business and trade from the first day it comes to power, he added.

BGMEA President Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu and former President Fazlul Haque, BNP Chairperson's Advisor M Abdul Malek, Sylhet District BNP President Abdul Qaiyum Chowdhury and Metropolitan BNP Acting President Rezaul Hasan Kayes Lodi were also present at the program.