Country's top business leaders on Sunday demanded long-term support from the government to recover from damages caused by the recent mayhem.
They also urged the government to fully resume activities at Chattogram and other ports of the country.
Business leaders raised the demands during a view exchange meeting with Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman at the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) conference room, Agargaon in the capital.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Salman F Rahman said business community is providing all-out support to the government to overcome all the challenges.
“Business people are supporting the government to pull forward the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. As per the instruction of the Prime Minister, we are also working to ensure facilities for the business community so that they can overcome their losses due to the recent mayhem in name of quota movement,” he said.
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Junaid Ahmed Palak and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) president Mahbubul Alam, among others, were present on the occasion.
In his speech, Salman said, "There has been a container gridlock in the Chattogram port. The business leaders mentioned it during today's meeting.”
"They also requested an alternative internet connectivity to keep the business running if such a situation arises in future," he added.
He informed that due to restore of full internet connectivity, business activities are coming back like earlier.
Salman urged the business leaders to assess their losses and submit before the government so that the government can support to them for rebounding the country economy.
Salman F Rahman said the country's reputation is at stake due to rumours spread abroad. "We have to repair our image now. The damages can be recovered as soon as we can bring back normalcy," he added.
Mahbubul Alam said businesses need long-term support from the government to recover from damages caused during the quota reform protest.
The business leaders would also meet the Bangladesh Bank governor and the Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR), he added.
