The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Business Delegation to Bangladesh visiting Chittagong and Dhaka from 22nd April to 26th April 2018. The Delegation was led by Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, President, The Bengal Chamber.

The delegation list is mentioned below:

• Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, President, The Bengal Chamber and Managing Director and CEO, Bandhan Bank Limited (Leader of the Delegation)
• Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta, Senior Partner and Founder Intueri Global and Former President, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Mr. K K Mahapatra, Head-INFOCOM, ABP PVT Ltd
• Mr. Pranabesh Bhaumik, Director, Conacent Consulting Private Limited
• Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
• Md Tofazzal Haque, Country Manager, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd
• Mr. Souvik Chaki, Business Head – India, Indus Net Technologies
• Mr. Dipayan Roy, Manager-Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare, KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited
• Mr. Manish Topdar, Director, Nimbus Systems Pvt ltd
• Mr. Raktim Mitra, Director, Nimbus Systems Pvt ltd
• Mr. Anindya Ghosh, Associate Director, PwC
• Mr. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Managing Director, Sityspace Properties Pvt Ltd
• Mr.Debabrata Samaddar, Managing Director, Tata Steel Processing And Distribution Limited
• Mr Jayanta Basu, Proprietor, Tech-o Enterprise
• Mr. Sujan Pandit, Managing Trustee, TKP Memorial Trust
• Ms Angana Guha Roy Chowdhury, Deputy Director, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry
• Mr. Sambit Dasgupta, Chief Manager- Research, The Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry

A) Chittagong

22nd April

The Delegation reached Chittagong on 22nd April. Shri Anindya Banerjee, Assistant High Commissioner, Assistant High Commission of India hosted the Delegation for Dinner at Chittagong Club.

23rd April

B2B Meeting was organized by The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry at the World Trade Centre in Chittagong on 23rd April. Before the Meeting, the Delegation visited the Exhibition Centre of WTC. The Meeting was presided over by Mr. Mahbubul Alam, President, The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Board Members of The Chittagong Chamber joined the Meetings. Association Heads from the relevant sectors were also invited to facilitate B2B meetings.

B) Dhaka

The Delegation reached Dhaka on 23rd April night.

24th April

The Delegation met Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla, High Commissioner of India in Dhaka at the Indian High Commission on 24th April.

It was followed by meeting with M. A. Mannan, Hon'ble State Minister, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organized B2B meetings for the delegation on the same day at the Chamber premises. The Meeting was presided over by Mr. Abul Kasem Khan, President. Md. Riaz Uddin Khan, Vice President was also present. DCCI invited their relevant Members for B2B.

The day concluded joining Networking Dinner at Hotel Westin hosted by PwC Bangladesh. Mr. Mamun Rashid, Managing Partner, PwC Bangladesh was present. Mr. Pulak Saha, Partner - Tax and Regulatory Services, Price Waterhouse & Co. LLP and Chairperson, Indirect Taxes Committee, The Bengal Chamber and Mr. Kaushik Mukherjee, Partner - Tax and Regulatory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd also joined.

25th April

On 25th April, the delegation split in two groups. One group met Indian Importers Chamber of Commerce & Industry Bangladesh. The other group met Ahmed Jamal, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank.

Meeting was also held with Mustafa Jabbar, Hon’ble Minister, ICT Division, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh. The delegates from IT sector, led by the President met the Hon’ble Minister.

The delegation had B2B Meeting with The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) on that day at the Chamber premises. The Meeting was presided over by Md. Shafiul Islam, President. Md. Muntakim Ashraf, Vice President moderated the Meeting.

26th April

B2B Meeting was organized by India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Chamber premises. Abdul Matlub Ahmad, President, IBCCI chaired the Meeting.

The Delegation was co-led by Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP.

The visit of the Delegation was well covered in the media in Bangladesh.