Country’s entrepreneurs want to uphold Bangladesh as a lucrative business hub and highlight its increasing economic diversity through the third ‘Showcase Bangladesh-2014’ to be held in Malaysia on November 14-16.
Apart from branding Bangladesh abroad, the trade show will help attract Malaysian investment to prospective areas that will contribute towards reducing the trade gap between the two countries, organisers told a press conference at city’s Sonargaon Hotel.
“Bangladesh is a country of hope, Bangladesh is a country of opportunities and possibilities. We have a big market of 16 crore people,” said chairman of the fair organising committee Syed Nurul Islam.
Nurul Islam, also former Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) president and CEO of the Well Group of Industries, said the objectives of the show are to brand Bangladesh, promote Bangladesh and attract more Malaysian investments to Bangladesh.
“Time has come to tell the world about positive Bangladesh,” he said adding that Bangladesh is now the second largest economy in the South Asia.
BMCCI president Nasir A Choudhury, acting High Commissioner of Malaysia Ahmed Fikri Zakian, BMCCI former President Syed Moazzam Hossain, vice president ASM Mainuddin Monem, Secretary General Raquib Mohammad Fakhrul, treasurer Syed Almas Kabir and Country Manager of Malaysia Airlines Wan M Ebrahem also spoke at the press conference.
BMCCI in collaboration with Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia, Malaysia South-South Association (MASSA), Malaysia External Trade Development Cooperation (MATRADE) and Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) will host the event to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, Dhaka Bank Limited, Robi Axiata Limited, Pubali Bank Limited, CBL Money Transfer Sdn. Bhd., AB Bank Limited, NCC Bank Limited and BBS Cables Ltd are sponsoring the event.
Nurul Islam said Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali will take part in the event.