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> Seminar on Corporate Governance for the DCCI Members
>Workshops on NGO Governance Principles for the Partner Organizations of PKSF
> Corporate Governance Awareness Workshop in Maldives
>South Asian Conference on Corporate Governance
>Workshop on NGO Governance Principles for the Partner Organizations of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF)
>Workshop on Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: How to go about institutionally?
>Focus Group Discussion on NGO Governance
>Roundtable Discussion on Duties and Liabilities of the Board of NGOs
>Corporate Governance Week, 2008
>Seminar on Corporate Governance Strategy for the Chairmen of the Financial Institutions of Bangladesh
>Seminar on Best Practice on Director Information System: What the director needs to know
>Capacity Building Programme on Improving the Performance of the SOE’s Boards in Bangladesh
>Capacity Building Programme for the Senior Officials of the Regulatory Bodies of Bangladesh
>Capacity Building Programme on Succession Planning for Long Term Competitiveness of Private Sectors of Bangladesh
>Closing of the Corporate Governance Week, 2008 and Prize Giving Ceremony of the Essay Competition on Corporate Governance
>Training of Trainers programme on NGO Governance
>The Royal Netherlands Ambassador visits BEI

BEI organized a seminar on Corporate Governance Strategy for the Chairmen of the Financial Institutions of Bangladesh at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel on January 13, 2008. The objective of the seminar was to discuss ways to develop the right strategy for the financial institutions of Bangladesh to ensure competitiveness and sustainability.

Dr. YRK Reddy, Founder of the Academy of Corporate Governance (ACG), Hyderabad, India and Mr. K. Padmakumar, Secretary, Public Sector Restructuring and Internal Audit Board (RIAB), Government of India, were the speakers at the programme.

Dr. Reddy and Mr. Padmakumar explained the importance of having a right strategy for an organization for sustainability and competitiveness. They also discussed the international reality about the reforms of corporate governance standards and pointed out the realized benefits of reformation of corporate governance standards, such as, improved valuation of assets, improved access to capital, improved operational efficiency, improved strategy and risk management, and improved position in factor markets.

They mentioned that the need for right strategy came into spotlight after the Asian Financial Crisis and corporate scandals like Enron were focused in the media.

Speakers at the Seminar. (From L-R) Mr. K. Padmakumar, Secretary, RIAB, Government of Kerala, Mr. Farooq Sobhan, President, BEI, Dr. YRK Reddy, Chairman & Founder, Yaga Consulting Ltd, Ms. Lopa Rahman, Project Director, BEI

About 30 chairpersons and board members of different banks, non-banking financial institutions, and insurance companies including Janata Bank, EXIM Bank, Bank Asia, IFIC Bank, National Bank Ltd, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd, IDLC Finance, GSP Finance, Midas Financing Ltd, Prime Life Insurance Company, Sandhani Life Insurance Co. Ltd, participated in the seminar.