The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) held its “May Luncheon,” preceded by the unveiling of a research paper on Sunday.
Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman joined the event as the guest of honour. Prof Dr Md Mamun Habib, School of Business & Entrepreneurship, Independent University, Bangladesh attended as the research lead and Syed Ershad Ahmed, President of AmCham joined as the session chair.
The program commenced with a presentation by Prof Mamun Habib highlighting the salient aspects of the research paper on “Development of Labour Conditions in Bangladesh for Sustainable Growth” followed by a brief panel discussion on the research topic, according to a media release.
Md Humayun Kabir, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, John Fay, Commercial Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Dhaka, Leena Khan, Labour Attaché, U.S. Embassy Dhaka, Neeran Ramjuthan, Program Manager, ILO Labour Administration and Working Conditions Cluster spoke as panellists.
Following the panel discussion, the research paper was unveiled in the presence of the guest of honour, AmCham President, panellist, AmCham EC members and other guests.
The latter part of the program started with the warm welcome remarks delivered by Syed Ershad Ahmed, President – AmCham, and culminated with the keynote speech by Dr Atiur Rahman on “Post-LDC Graduation: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward”.
The program was supported by L-R Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company Limited with Reaz Islam, its CEO, also sharing his remarks after the unveiling ceremony.
Syed Mohammad Kamal, former Vice President and the Country Manager of MasterCard Singapore Holding Pte Ltd, also spoke.
Members of the Chamber, Executive Committee Members, former presidents, foreign dignitaries, business leaders, media representatives, and other guests attended the program.
