Narsingdi, July 22 -- South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Jijoon Kim has said Bangladesh has huge potential in the manufacturing sector and can emerge as a regional production hub through a combination of its skilled workforce, supportive government policies and Korean technology.

He made the remarks on Wednesday during a press briefing after visiting Samsung's manufacturing plant of Fair Electronics in Kamargaon area of Shibpur upazila in Narsingdi.

The ambassador expressed hope that such cooperation would further strengthen industrial partnership between Bangladesh and South Korea.

He said effective implementation and strict enforcement of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) is crucial to protect the local mobile manufa...