Business Desk :
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Md Jashim Uddin on Saturday called upon the expatriate Bangladeshi businessmen to come forward for the development of trade and economic relations between the United States and Bangladesh.
Jashim made the call at the Annual Business Summit organized by the American Bangladeshi Business Alliance in New York yesterday, said a FBCCI press release.
In his keynote address, he emphasized the need to bolster trade ties between the two countries to further strengthen trade and economic relations between Bangladesh and the United States.
The FBCCI President said, “This year is being celebrated as a landmark year for us on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the 50th anniversary of our independence.”
Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh has achieved all the goals of the UN CDP’s LDC Graduation, for which the citizens of Bangladesh are proud of.
“Bangladesh is now rapidly advancing in realizing the new hopes of the new world through digitalization, industrialization, tourism and infrastructural development,” he added.
Referring to the GDP growth of 8.15 per cent in FY 2018-19, the FBCCI President said Bangladesh is currently one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
