BEI organized a South Asian Conference on Corporate Governance on September 2–3, 2007 at the BEI Conference Room in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Dr. A. B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam, Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Finance and Planning, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. Mr. Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Bangladesh, attended the programme as special guest.

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An independent CSR Centre Launched

With a mission to establish corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a key strategy for corporate excellence in Bangladesh to maximize stakeholders’ benefit, the CSR Centre was formally launched at a ceremony on Wednesday September 05, 2007 at the BRAC Centre Inn in Dhaka.

Mr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Chairman of BRAC, and the chief guest of the ceremony, said that businesses can no longer rely on sporadic acts of charity and philanthropy to offset growing concerns over issues of sustainable development, environmental degradation and health and safety practices.

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Roundtable Discussion on Anticorruption Drive and the Way Forward

BEI organized a roundtable discussion on Anticorruption Drive and the Way Forward. The discussion was held at the BEI Conference Room on Wednesday, September 05, 2007.

Lt. Gen. Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury (retd), Chairman, Anti-Corruption Commission, has kindly consented to be the chief guest on the occasion. The roundtable discussion was chaired by Mr. Farooq Sobhan, President, BEI.

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Launching Ceremony of Building Capacity in Business Journalism Professionals

BEI has undertaken an initiative titled Building Capacity in Business Journalism Professionals, a capacity enhancing programme for business journalism and economic reporters. The ceremony was held at the BEI Conference Room on Thursday, July 5, 2007.

Barrister Mainul Hosein, Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Information, Govt. of Bangladesh, inaugurated the event.. Mr. Farooq Sobhan, President, BEI, presided over the ceremony.

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Launching ceremony of Promoting Good Governance: Key Reform challenges facing Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) will be hosting the launching ceremony of a series of roundtable discussions on Promoting Good Governance: Key Reform Challenges Facing Bangladesh on Sunday August 12, 2007 at the BEI Conference Room.

Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Bangladesh, was the chief guest of the ceremony and delivered the inaugural speech on Promoting Good Governance: Key Reform Challenges Facing Bangladesh.

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Launching Ceremony of the Report on the Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh: A Strategy Paper
 

BEI launched a report on Countering Terrorism in Bangladesh: A Strategy Paper. The report was launched at the BEI Conference Room on Monday, 27 August 2007.

Barrister Mainul Hosein, Adviser, Ministries of Law, Justice & Parliament Affairs & Information, was present at the event as the chief guest.

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