Staff Reporter: The US Senator inaugurated the business of expatriate Bangladeshis in Connecticut, USA. Local time on Saturday afternoon, Connecticut State Senator Richard Blumenthal encouraged expatriate traders by inaugurating a Bangladeshi-owned business called ‘Route Seven Travel Plaza’ in the Corona epidemic. Mir Sabbir Ahmed, a Bangladeshi businessman from Connecticut, created 60 new jobs at a time when thousands of people are losing their jobs every day in the United States.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Bangladeshi business establishment, Senator Richard Blumenthal said, “I am accompanied by many other state officials.” We are very happy to launch such a Bangladeshi owned business. He hoped that the expatriates would help in the economic development of the state by increasing the expansion of such businesses in the future. Senator Richard Blumenthal also told the expatriates that he would extend a helping hand to any problem faced by Bangladeshis in Connecticut.
Mir Sabbir Ahmed, President / CEO of ANG Petroleum Corporation, said the Route Seven Travel Plaza will create new jobs for about 60 people. Most of them are Bangladeshis. Sunoco has 24 nozzle points in this plaza. Of these, 16 are gas and 8 are diesel. The Tesla Electronic 8 charging station will sit next October. The 9,600-square-foot company will employ 40 people at Sonic’s restaurant, 10 at Sunoco gas station and 10 at ANG Petroleum Corporation.
Sabbir noted that while thousands of people are losing their jobs every day in the Corona epidemic in the United States, the issue of creating 60 new jobs in one’s own business has caught the attention of mainstream politicians. As a result, at his invitation, U.S. Senator (Connecticut) Richard Blumenthal agreed to inaugurate the institution.
Next year, three more similar state-of-the-art travel plazas will be launched in Danbury, Bristol and Torrington. Land purchase and construction work has already started for these businesses under ANG Petroleum Corporation. Mir Sabbir mentioned that there will be a large number of employment opportunities in these institutions.
Mir Sabbir Ahmed and his wife Nazia Ahmed Nishi became the first Bangladeshi businessmen in Connecticut to run the Sonic restaurant business, he said. Mir Sabbir was elected a member of the board of directors of the Economic Development Corporation of New Milford, Connecticut last year.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Connecticut State Representative Bill Buckby, New Milford City Mayor Pete Bass, Connecticut expatriate businessmen, Bangladeshis from all walks of life and officials from the Bangladesh Society of Connecticut (BSC).
At the official inauguration of Route Seven Travel Plaza, a variety of vendors were present with their products. Also, on the occasion of the inauguration of the institute, all the officials of Bangladesh Society of Connecticut (BSC) distributed free masks and hand sanitizers among the common people including the guests.
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