Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Major General Ibne Fazal Shayekhuzzaman, engineer-in-chief of the Military Engineer Services (MES) of Bangladesh Army, said that Walton has been contributing to the economic development of Bangladesh by manufacturing import substitute electronics products.

"They need to be given priority in the country's economic development. That needs to be ensured at all levels, both individual and institutional," he noted.

The Bangladesh Army's engineer-in-chief made the remark after a visit to Walton Hi-Tech Park at Chandra in Gazipur on Tuesday, said a press release.

Led by Major General Shayekhuzzaman, a team of 76 engineers of Bangladesh Army visited the country's electronics giant Walton factory aimed at viewing the locally f...