Five more services have been added to the One Stop Service (OSS) portal of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).
One of the services is related to the land ministry, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, and the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, while two are related to the Fire Service and Civil Defence Directorate, according to a press release.
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury launched the services at a programme organised by the Bida at its conference room in the capital’s Agargaon. Lokman Hossain Mia, executive chairman of the Bida presided over the ceremony.
Now, investors will get a total of 63 services through the OSS system, including 18 services provided by the Bida and 45 services delivered by 22 other agencies.
Thanks to the OSS, various obstacles in setting up industries will be removed and it will be easy to take initiative to set up factories, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said. He stated that the cost of doing business has been reduced due to the OSS.
Mohammad Mezbah Uddin Chowdhury, secretary of the Local Government Division, Md Mostafizur Rahman, land secretary, Md Abdullah Al Masud Chowdhury, secretary of the Security Services Division, and Kazi Wasi Uddin, housing and public works secretary, addressed the programme, among others.
