Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for foreign and local investment in extracting marine resources in the vast sea areas, BSS reports.

"We will make the blue economy stronger by ensuring multifaceted use of the sea resources. So, I call upon the local and foreign investors to invest in Bangladesh as we can extract more marine resources," she said.

The prime minister also asked all concerned to take effective measures to maintain due standard in collection, distribution and processing of the fishes to increase its export, as the fish will be the Bangladesh's second largest foreign currency earning sector.

The prime minister said her government has done a little in collecting fishes and other sea resources in deep sea as the local investors did not show interest to this end.

"So, we need foreign investment in this connection. This is the reality," she said.

She opined that the local and foreign investors can invest in joint collaboration or separately in the sector.

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