Business Desk :
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) on Sunday organised a welcome reception in honour of Visiting US-Bangladesh Business Council Delegation.
AmCham Vice President and Mastercard Country Manager Syed Mohammad Kamal presided over the program held at the Westin Hotel Dhaka, said a press release.
The US Chamber of Commerce launched last year the US-Bangladesh Business Council (USBBC), a testament to the growing interest in sustaining high-level ties between US private sector and Bangladesh.
To set the stage for the next decades of bilateral partnership, the visiting executive business delegation was led by USBBC Board Chair and Chevron Vice President for Business Development Jay R Pryor. He was accompanied by other Board of Directors and US-Bangladesh Business Council, US Chamber of Commerce Director Sidhanta Mehra.
The delegation included representatives from the US Soybean Export Council, General Electric, Mastercard, Visa, MetLife, Excelerate Energy, Meta, Abbott, American Tower, Anchorless Bangladesh, Bell, Cytiva, Drinkwell, ExxonMobil, HSBC, UBER and other members of US Chamber of Commerce and Bangladesh Mission in the United States.
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Committee member Mohsina Yasmin spoke on the occasion Bangladesh Bank Director and AmCham former president Aftab Ul Islam delivered the closing remarks.
AmCham former president Md Nurul Islam and AmCham Executive Committee member and Bangladesh Citi Bank N A Citi Country Officer N Rajashekaran offered the vote of thanks, especially the visiting USBBC business delegation wishing them all the best going forward.
A good number of AmCham members and other distinguished guests attended the event and exchanged their ideas with the visiting business delegation on the occasion.
AmCham’s former presidents and executive committee members were present at the reception to strengthen the US-Bangladesh economic corridor, unlock the potential of its bilateral trade, highlight ways to support incumbent and new investors, and target an ambitious growth agenda that showcases new areas of cooperation between the two countries in advancing the goal towards engaging in the Indo-Pacific.
