FBCCI CNN sign deal to promote Bangladesh
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) will organise "Bangladesh Business Summit 2023" in Dhaka in March next year to celebrate the country's 50th anniversary of independence.
The FBCCI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based multinational cable news channel CNN as its international media partner to internationally cover this event such that it can attract investment from foreign and non-resident Bangladeshis as well.
Md Jashim Uddin, president of the FBCCI, and Abhijeet Dhar, the South Asian sales director of the CNN, signed the MoU at the Beximco office in Gulshan tpday, said a press release.
Salman F Rahman, private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister, said that the summit would promote the success of Bangladesh for the last 50 years and the potential of the country.
"The business representatives and investors of different countries will know about the success and potentiality of Bangladesh through this business summit, which will attract the foreign investor," Rahman said.
He informed that the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector would get special emphasis at the summit besides national and international investment.
The FBCCI president said Bangladesh can get the benefit of industry relocations across the world through this summit.
"Potential sectors like textile, digital economy, circular economy, blue economy etc will be showcased in this summit. Entrepreneurs who have contributed to the country's economy and freedom fighter businesspeople will get recognition from the FBCCI," the president said.
The organisers expect that the director general of World Trade Organization, trade commissioner of the European Union, chairman of the Japan External Trade Organization, chief executive officers of several multinational companies, and ministers and business representatives of several countries would attend the event.
Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, senior vice-president of the FBCCI, MA Momen and Salahuddin Alamgir, vice presidents, Syed Sadat Almas Kabir, Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury and Abul Kasem Khan, directors, and Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque, secretary general, were present.