Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The government and private sector will have to work jointly to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and boost joint-venture fire safety and security industries to reduce import dependency, Salman F Rahman,Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister.

Salman made this remarks while speaking as the chief guest in the inaugural ceremony of the 9th International Fire Safety and Security Expo at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka on Saturday.

He said the market of fire safety and security has rapidly become larger as awareness and consciousness among people in building infrastructure has increased after some incidents.

The Electronics Safety and Security Association of Bangl...