USA Bureau

Bangladesh Prime Minister's Adviser for Finance and Planning, Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir said, Bangladesh has emerged as the most viable, effective, and secure destination for American investments.

He made these remarks as the Chief Guest at a high-level roundtable discussion organized by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on Thursday (July 11) which saw a significant turnout of mainstream US business leaders and executives.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Aninda Islam Amit, attended the event as the Special Guest.

Addressing the prominent gathering of US corporate leaders, Dr. Titumir emphasized the democratic transition in the country, stating, "Bangladesh is now governed by a democratic administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, who has been elected by the direct votes of the people. Following the historic legacy of martyred President Ziaur Rahman and the recently deceased Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, the people of Bangladesh have placed their profound trust in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is working with utmost responsibility and transparency to fulfill the aspirations of the public."

He further underscored that the current government's proactive economic reforms make Bangladesh an incredibly lucrative and effective environment for US foreign direct investment (FDI).
Speaking as the Special Guest,

The State Minister highlighted the robust state of energy security and workforce availability in the country.

"Bangladesh possesses a massive, vibrant, and highly capable working-age population. The government has taken definitive and robust measures to guarantee long-term energy security for industrial growth.

Currently, initiatives to procure LPG directly from the United States are actively underway. Consequently, full energy security is completely guaranteed for all prospective investors," the State Minister assured.

The dialogue concluded with an interactive session where leading US conglomerates expressed keen interest in exploring expanding markets, technology transfers, and infrastructural partnerships within the newly reformed economic framework of Bangladesh.

The roundtable was attended by Afreen Akhter – Director, Global Policy, Nvidida, Adham Alsarori, Chief Operating Officer, US Global Business Council,
Ayoob Ayoobib, Chief, Government and NGO Partnerships, Project C.U.R.E., Miguel Bates-Mendoza, Vice President, Government Affairs, Citigroup)
Talal Belrhiti, Managing Partner, Consilience Worldwide Fazle Bhuiyan – President and Chief Executive Officer (SoNG Tech, Matthew Bosrock, Chief Executive Officer, Shermen Bank International, Emilio Bunge, President and CEO, Development Finance International, Hay Carreiro, U.S. Commercial Service Liaison, BCIU, Eliana Goldsher , Associate Director, Government Relations , Cargill
Danielle Goodwin, Director, Sales, Commercial Radio Company, Philip Grove, Director, Business Development, Ellicott Dredges, Alex Hunter, Senior Vice President, Defense and Intelligence, Resecurity, Oliver Katz, Senior Manager, Federal and International Government Affairs, Chevron, John Langenbrunner, Board Member, Children's Heart Link, José Ledonio, Manager, International Government Affairs, Abbott, Shaun Levine, Assistant Vice President, International Government Affairs, MetLife, Hallie Offen, Director, Asia-Pacific and International Trade Government Affairs, Motorola, Emmett O'Keefe, Director, Government Affairs, Sabre, Eric Pelofsky, Deputy Chief of Staff and Vice President, The Rockefeller Foundation, Prashanth Rajan , Government Engagement Head & Chief of Staff , Mastercard,
Ambassador Teresita Schaffer , Senior Advisor, India and South Asia, McLarty Associates
Siddharth Sharma , Associate, India and South Asia Practice , McLarty Associates, Nisha Wadhawan , Program Officer, South and Central Asia (BCIU).