BEI Corporate Governance Newsletter - February, 2008
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Seminar on Corporate
Governance for the DCCI Members The Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI), in partnership with Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), organized a seminar on Corporate Governance (CG) for the members of DCCI on August 11, 2007 in the chamber’s conference room. Mr. Hossain Khaled, President, DCCI, chaired the seminar. Dr. Akbar Ali Khan, Former Adviser, Government of Bangladesh, was present as the Guest of Honour and Mr. Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi, Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh (SEC), attended the seminar as the Chief Guest. |
Workshops on NGO Governance Principles for the Partner Organizations of PKSF BEI and Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) jointly organized two workshops on NGO Governance Principles on August 16 and 19, 2007 at the BEI Conference Room. The board members and the senior management of the partner organizations (POs) of PKSF participated in the workshops.
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Corporate
Governance Awareness Workshop in The Capital Market
Development Authority (CMDA), in partnership with the Commonwealth
Secretariat (ComSec) and the Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF),
organized a workshop titled Corporate Governance Awareness Workshop on
August 22 – 23, 2007 at the Kurumba Island, Maldives.
Participants at
the workshop (From Right to Left): Dr. YRK Reddy, Founder, Academy of
Corporate Governance (ACG) and Chairman, Yaga Consulting Ltd, India; Ms.
Lopa Rahman, Project Director, Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI);
Mr. Michael Gillibrand, Advisor, Academy of Corporate Governance and
Former Acting Director, Commonwealth Secretariat. |
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Workshop
on NGO Governance Principles for the Partner Organizations of
Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) BEI, in partnership with Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), organized a workshop on NGO Governance Principles on September 12, 2007 at the BEI conference room. Mr. Safi Rahman Khan, Consultant, BEI conducted the workshop, while Ms. Lopa Rahman, Project Director, BEI and Ms. Farzana Naim, Director, MJF made the welcome remarks. The other two speakers of the workshop were Mr. Ashraful Hadi, Barrister, Dr. Kamal Hossain and Associates and Mr. Adeeb H. Khan, Partner, KPMG Rahman Rahman Huq.
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South Asian Conference on Corporate
Governance BEI organized a two-day South
Asian Conference on Corporate Governance in The conference was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr.
A.B. Mirza
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Focus Group Discussion on
NGO Governance BEI organized a focus group discussion (FGD) on
NGO Governance in its conference room on November 29, 2007. The
objective of the FGD was to share and receive feedback from the NGO
practitioners, experts, and other key stakeholders, on the
Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Governance Assessment Guidelines
that BEI has developed for the NGOs in The programme was divided into two sessions. The first session covered the Human Resource (HR) and Management issues, while the second discussion session focused on the Financial and Accounting issues.
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Roundtable Discussion on Duties and Liabilities of the Board of NGOs
BEI and the Federation of NGOs of Bangladesh (FNB) – Dhaka District
organized a roundtable discussion on Duties and Liabilities of the
NGO Boards at BEI on December 8, 2007.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim,
Chair, FNB, was present as the Chief Guest at the roundtable. Ms. |
Workshop on Corporate Governance in BEI organized a workshop titled
Corporate Governance in
Participants
engaged in the group discussions during the workshop |
Seminar on
Corporate Governance Strategy
for the Chairmen of the Financial Institutions of 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
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Seminar on
Best
Practice on Director Information System: What the director needs to
know A seminar on
Best Practice on Director Information System: What the director
needs to know for the senior management and board members of the
financial institutions of Mr. Murshid Kuli Khan, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank, inaugurated the programme.
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Corporate Governance Week,
2008
Dr. A.B.
Mirza Md. Azizul Islam, Honourable Adviser, Ministry of Finance and
Planning, Caretaker Government of Bangladesh speaking at the
inauguration ceremony of the Corporate Governance Week, 2008. (From
L – R) Ms. BEI observed Corporate Governance (CG) Week 2008 from January 13 to January 17, 2008. The theme of the week was Corporate Governance for Growth, Development and Sustainability with the objective to ensure competitiveness and sustainable growth of both the public and the private sectors through exchange and sharing of views and ideas. |
BEI organized a capacity building programme on Improving the Performance of the SOE’s Boards in Bangladesh on January 15, 2008 in its conference room. Dr. A.B. Mirza Md. Azizul Islam, Adviser, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Government of Bangladesh, inaugurated the programme as the Chief Guest.
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BEI organized a
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A capacity building programme on Succession Planning for Long Term Competitiveness was organized by the BEI for the listed and non-listed private companies at the BEI conference room on January 17, 2008. Ms. Geeteara Safiya Chowdhury, Former Advisor, Ministry of Industries, Government of Bangladesh, inaugurated the programme as the Chief Guest. The theme of the programme was the importance of succession planning for long term sustainability and market competitiveness. Dr. YRK Reddy and Mr. K. Padmakumar, two international experts facilitated the programme.
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Closing of the Corporate Governance Week, 2008 and Prize
Giving Ceremony of the Essay Competition on Corporate Governance The closing ceremony of the Corporate Governance Week, 2008 was organized by the BEI on January 17, 2008 at the BEI conference room.
From L – R: Mr.
Anis A. Khan, Managing Director & CEO, IDLC Finance Limited; Prof.
Dr. Mohammad Farashuddin, Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank; Mr.
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Training of
Trainers programme on NGO
Governance A two-day long Training of Trainers programme on NGO Governance for the member NGOs of the Federation of NGOs of Bangladesh (FNB) was jointly organized by the BEI and FNB Dhaka District at the BEI conference room on January 29 – 30, 2008. The objective of the programme was to build trainers, who would be able to increase the awareness level on the NGO Governance issues at the grassroots level NGOs, as well as, medium and small NGOs all across the country |
The Royal
Netherlands Ambassador visits BEI
The Ambassador of the Royal
Netherlands Embassy (RNE) H.E. Mrs. Bea ten Tusscher made a courtesy
visit to the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) on February 17, 2008.
She was accompanied by Ms.
Saskia Bezoen-Cachia, First Secretary, Economic Affairs and Private
Sector Development and Ms. Monnujan Khanam, Adviser, Economic and
Commercial Affairs.
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