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The council of advisers on Thursday approved the National Export Policy for 2024-27 with a target to export 110 billion US dollars by 2027, said Md Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser.
The export policy incorporated some new products in the priority list including handicrafts, and vegetables.
A new chapter on the development of the service sector is included in the policy and the textile fabrics and spinning sector of included in the special development sector, the briefing was told.
Addressing the briefing, the press secretary also said that the Council discussed the issue of unrest in the RMG sector in detail and the chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus directed the concerned authorities to go for a lasting solution to the problems of the workers.
So, it is expected that the situation will be normal soon, he added.
The Council also approved the ‘Agreement on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons between The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and The Government of the State of Qatar' placed by the home ministry.
The agreement will enable the government to take back the Bangladeshi citizens, sentenced by those countries for various crimes, home so that they can pass the rest of the term of their sentences here.
The Press Secretary said that based on a media report a high-level committee is formed to probe into the allegations against the Public Administration Secretary.
This committee may include some senior journalists also, he added.
He said the present government is committed to protecting the freedom of the press and is open to criticism.
At the same time, he hoped that the media would also be proactive so that the spread of fake news can be stopped.
Replying to a question about whether tension gripped the public administration, he said that he did not believe so.
There might be one or two cases of mistakes but this does not mean that the entire administration is in a mess, he noted.
Mr Alam said that the interim government will start its second phase of dialogue with the political parties from next Saturday and BNP and some other major parties are invited to take part in the dialogue on the first day.
He also informed that the out of the six reform committees, five are finalised and the rest will also be finalised after incorporating 2 or 3 members.
The council of advisers in its meeting also approved an ordinance on water supply and sanitation.