he Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade organization of the country, is set to organize a conference titled 'Business Conference on Building Smart Bangladesh' on Saturday (July 15, 2023) at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC). HPM Sheikh Hasina will join the conference as the Chief guest. FBCCI hold a press conference on Friday (July 14, 2023) at the FBCCI Board room in this regard.
FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin said that the conference will be focusing on the private sector's role in building Smart Bangladesh. Foreign investors, top corporates, sector-based associations, and top business leaders, General Body (GB) members from chambers and associations of FBCCI will join the conference, he added.
The business community will have the opportunity to directly express their thoughts and expectations from the govt. in building smart Bangladesh. The private sector will get the guidelines for working together with the government through the conference, he opined.
The top business leaders of the country will get an opportunity to directly talk with HPM Sheikh Hasina and express their needs, FBCCI President added.
Md. Jashim Uddin said, 'We hosted the Bangladesh Business Summit 2023 to showcase Bangladesh's trade and investment potential to the world. Top Business leaders and experts from home and abroad joined the summit and expressed their thoughts on building Smart Bangladesh. FBCCI is publishing a book capturing the suggestions, recommendations, and policies discussed during the summit. We will hand over the book to HPM tomorrow (Saturday).' FBCCI will also distribute the book to the relevant ministries of the government later, he added.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman will attend the program as special guests, he mentioned.
Former FBCCI president AK Azad, FBCCI senior vice president Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, Vice President MA Momen, Salahuddin Alamgir, Md. Habib Ullah Dawn, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bangladesh Md. Mahbub ur Rahman, FBCCI directors, and other business leaders were present at the press conference.