Sangsad Bhaban, June 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken a series of measures to simplify the investment process in a bid to attract both local and foreign investment.

"There is no alternative to restoring economic discipline for national development. As part of this, the government has taken several significant steps through the Ministry of Commerce and related departments to simplify the investment process for attracting domestic and foreign investors," he said.

The Prime Minister said this while replying to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Md Mobasher Alam Bhuiyan (Cumilla-10) in the House.

"We will create an environment where everyone can do business smoothly and generate empl...