, Feb. 28 -- Business leaders on Saturday underscored that strengthening law and order, alongside coordinated market management, is essential for boosting trade, attracting investment and lowering the cost of doing business in the country.

The call came at a views-exchange meeting titled 'Necessity of Maintaining an Improved Law & Order Situation to Facilitate the Ease of Doing Business', organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) at its auditorium in the city.

In his welcome address, DCCI President Taskeen Ahmed said the private sector has failed to achieve the desired progress in recent years due to contractionary monetary policy, deterioration in law and order, illegal extortion, corruption, administrative complexit...