International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) elected Ms. Lutfunnisa Saudia Khan as the President, Syed Mustafizur Rahman and Engr. Utpal Kumar Das as Vice-President and Vice President (Finance) respectively.
Views Exchange Meeting with the Journalists/Civil Society
The Views Exchange Meeting with the Journalists/Civil Society on “Corruption in Accessing Industrial Credit: Improving Transparency of State-owned Commercial Banks” was held on 16 October 2010 at the VIP Lounge of the National Press Club, Dhaka.
The event was a sequence of activities and was aimed at appraising the research and advocacy initiatives of IBFB andreceiving inputs and feedback from a ...
Advocacy workshops on Reducing Corruption in Accessing Industrial Credit
IBFB organized two national advocacy workshops titled “Reducing Corruption in Accessing Industrial Credit” held on 11 November 2010 and 02 Dec 2010 in Dhaka and Chittagong respectively.
Apart from the presentation of basic IBFB Research Paper on the topic,Mr. Khondokar Ibrahim Khaled,
Meeting with the journalists: City Governance and Private Sector Development in Bangladesh
IBFB’s Discussion Session on City Governance Issue : Administrative Decentralization is Significant for Effective City Governance
Today 9th June 2010, spokesmen said that in a conference which is arranged by the IBFB on “City Governance and private Sector Development in Bangladesh”. The program is chaired by the IBFB president Mr. Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury.
Urban lifestyle is the reflection of country’s overall development. The core hub of the economic development is town. But for the lack of well plans ...
IBFB Trade delegate’s team has come back from Vietnam and Malaysia visit
Vietnam wants to buy Garments Accessories from Bangladesh. As Bangladesh has good position in exporting readymade garments, for that this country is interested to import ...
Canadian HC inaugurates the extended facilities of IBFB
The Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, HE Mr. Robert McDougall, inaugurated the extended facilities of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) on 6 April, 2010.
The expansion has resulted in IBFB obtaining a larger Conference Room along with more office space for its ever expanding staff and officials.In his speech, ...
IBFB signs agreement with BICF to strengthen business reform research and advocacy capacity
The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF), managed by the International Finance Corporation, in partnership with the U.K. Department for International Development and the European Union on Sunday, 28 March 2010. Under the agreement, BICF will provide technical assistance to assist IBFB in strengthening its ability to research and advocate for the implementation of business reforms that can open up new opportunities for Bangladesh.
Speaking at the occasion, Laura Watson, Program Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, BICF, said, “We are proud to support IBFB in its initiative to identify constraints to ...
IBFB holds Annual Conference 2009
The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) held its fifth Annual Conference on Sunday, 28 February 2010 at the Marble Room, Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka. There were two sessions, with the first session being the Annual Conference 2009, while the second session, which was exclusively for the members of IBFB, was termed as the Annual general Meeting (AGM).
The first session, chaired by Mr. Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, President, IBFB was attended by Barrister Shafique Ahmed, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary ...
Bhutanese Minister for Economic Affairs visits IBFB Office
The Bhutanese Minister for Economic Affairs, HE Mr. Khandu Wangchuk, paid a visit to the Banani office of the International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB), on Tuesday, 16 February, 2010 at the invitation of Mr. Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, President, IBFB and former Mayor, Chittagong City and former Member of Parliament.
HE Mr. Wangchuk, a former Prime Minister for two terms, said that virtually all products imported from Bangladesh will receive Duty Free access to the ...
IBFB Trade Delegation visits the Kingdom of Bhutan
The International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB),sent a 24 member delegation on a four day visit to Bhutan from 5 February until the 8 February. The delegation was led by Mr. Mahmudul Islam Chowdhury, President of IBFB.
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) in a meeting held on 7 February on a broad based discussion and interactions among the two country’s business ...