Staff Correspondent

FBCCI, the apex trade organization of the country is going to organize the ‘Bangladesh Business Summit 2023’ in March next year.

To cover this mega event internationally, the FBCCI has signed an MoU with CNN as its International Media Partner. Under this agreement, CNN will promote trade potentiality and investment opportunities in Bangladesh globally.

The memorandum was signed in the presence of Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F. Rahman at the Beximco office in Gulshan on Saturday afternoon. FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin and the South Asian sales Director of CNN Abhijeet Dhar signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations.

Prime Minister's Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F. Rahman said, ‘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.’ He noted that the summit will promote the success of Bangladesh for the last 50 years and the potentiality of the country. He also mentioned that, besides National and International investment, the SME sector will get special emphasis at the summit.

The FBCCI President Md. Jashim Uddin said, ‘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 businessmen will get recognition from FBCCI.” He includes, through this summit Bangladesh can get the benefit of Industry Relocations across the world.

The President said, ‘Under this agreement, CNN will work as our International Media Partner for this summit. They will promote our event globally under this agreement. The DG of WTO, the trade commissioner of the European Union, the Chairman of JETRO, SEOs of several Multinational companies, Ministers of several countries including business representatives will attend the occasion.

FBCCI Senior Vice President Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, Vice President M A Momen, Salahuddin Alamgir, Director Syed Sadat Almas Kabir, Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury (Parvez), Abul Kasem Khan, Secretary General Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque were present at the event.