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Experts seek policy support to transform furniture sector into billion-dollar export industry, Dhaka Tribune, January 17, 2019
In his speech, Razzaque, said that the furniture exports of Bangladesh occupies only 0.026% [$63 million] of the global market [$240 billion]. US, Japan, Spain, and China are the main ...
Chairman of the CSR Centre Board of Trustees and BEI Board Member Farooq Sobhan moderated the panel discussion on Monday, 12 November 2018, Dhaka
This year’s report highlights how CSR benefits businesses, as well as the greater society through strategic corporate engagement, by using impact-oriented actions The CSR Centre formallypublished its annual CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility)report ...
Mr. Faiz Sobhan, Research Director, BEI, latest article on “The Need for An Action Plan” on preventing and countering violent extremism was published in the Dhaka Tribune on 10 July 2018
The need for an action plan Preventing and countering extremism in Bangladesh the right way The first of July marked the second anniversary of the Holey Artisan cafe attack in the affluent ...
BEI President Farooq Sobhan was quoted in an interview by Hindustan Times on Prime Minister Modi’s summit with President Xi: “On trade, investment and connectivity, Bangladesh would like to see its strong bilateral relations with China and India…”, Hindustan Times, 24 April 2018
Modi-Xi summit: What do the neighbours think? Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh feel the informal summit could help ensure regional peace. India’s neighbours reacted cautiously to the news of a summit between Prime ...
BEI-DI-DT roundtable: What Bangladesh can do to defeat violent extremism, Dhaka Tribune, 27 March 2018
source: http://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2018/03/27/bei-di-dt-roundtable-bangladesh-can-defeat-violent-extremism/ ...
The India-Bangladesh bond is dominated by domestic compulsions, Hindustan Times, 9 March 2018
Experts agree that relations between the two countries are in the best phase and there was significant progress in the last nine years of the Hasina government. However, the Teesta ...
Electricity trade win-win for India, Bangladesh: report , The Daily Star, 27 February 2018
Electricity import from India is an economic option for Bangladesh as it is cheaper than all other options for the country confronting limited choices, according to a new report. The report ...
‘Importing power from India may be better than production’, Dhaka Tribune, 27 February 2018
Panelists at the release event of the report on import of power from India Mehedi Hasan ‘The country is looking to generate almost 25,000MW electricity by 2021. The power trade with India ...
Rizvi praises Indian role in power sector, The Independent, 27 February 2018
Report on economic benefits of electricity trade between Bangladesh and India released Staff Reporter India has contributed a lot to the power sector in Bangladesh, said Dr Gowher Rizvi, international affairs advisor ...
Electronic KYC by June, The World News, 27 February 2018
Bangladesh Bank is set to introduce the electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system under which bank accounts can be opened without filling in any paper-based documents. Those with e-KYC will be ...
‘Leather industry needs long-term policy support’ , Dhaka Tribune, 26 February 2018
Panelists at the workshop on leather and leather goods exports aorganized by BEI on Sunday. ‘We have an ambitious target of exporting up to $60 billion annually by 2021. We are ...
BEI to hold consultation program on leather goods and exports, Dhaka Tribune, 25 February 2018
The Bangladeshi leather industry has a huge potential for transformation ,Syed Zakir Hossain ‘Leather and leather goods are prominently placed as the second largest export earning sector after readymade garments (RMG) ...