The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade organisation of the country, is set to organise a conference focusing on the private sector’s role in building Smart Bangladesh. The event, titled ‘Business Conference on Building Smart Bangladesh’, will be held at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) on 15 July 2023, reads a press release.
According to the press release, the honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will attend the programme as the chief guest.
A preparatory meeting was held on Sunday in a hotel in Dhaka where the Chief of member bodies of all chambers and associations affiliated with FBCCI joined the meeting.
During the meeting, FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin highlighted the private sector’s contribution to shaping the economic progress of Bangladesh. FBCCI president mentioned that 82% of the country’s business originates from the private sector. We will discuss with HPM about the role of the private sector in building a Smart Bangladesh, he added.
Md Jashim Uddin mentioned that the Bangladesh Business Summit 2023 was organised to highlight Bangladesh’s trade and investment potential to the world. FBCCI is going to publish a book capturing the achievements of the Summit.
The book will be presented to the honourable Prime Minister during the business conference. It will contain the opinions of experts who participated in the summit, as well as the recommendations and policies discussed during the event will be included. FBCCI will distribute the book to the relevant ministries of the government later, he added.
