Both the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of
Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) and the Bharat Chamber of Commerce (BCC) are
keen to strengthen Business to Business (B2B) relations and commercial
activities between Bangladesh and India.
The leaders of FBCCI and BCC had a discussion regarding this during a meeting
held today at the FBCCI office in the capital.
The visiting delegation of the Bharat Chamber of Commerce (BCC) was led by
its president NG Khaitan, said a press release here.
Speaking on the occasion, FBCCI President Md Jashim Uddin said: "ASEAN, North
American countries, and other alliances have made significant progress by
strengthening regional trade. But, SAARC countries are still lagging behind.
The G2G (Government to Government) relationship between Bangladesh-India has
come a long way and getting stronger day by day. Now we have to take more
initiative to strengthen the relationship between B2B (Business to
Business)."
Jashim said: "Bangladesh has now emphasized on Agro mechanization and Food
Processing. As India is one of the leading countries in the Agro Machinery
manufacturing sector, Indian Agro Machinery manufacturers should set up
factories in Bangladesh to grab the market."
BCC President Khaitan praised Bangladesh's development and said that India
has always been a friendly country to Bangladesh.
He said, "We share the same culture and language, so there is a huge market
for us to work on. The connectivity with the people of west Bengal and with
the people of Bangladesh, should only not be based on trade, commerce, and
industry, but also there should be more facilities where people should come
and visit Bangladesh and India respectively."
As for Indian people, Khaitan said they want to come and enjoy Bangladesh,
Bangladeshi Culture, fish, sea beaches, etc. "Same thing we want from
Bangladeshi people. We want them to visit our places, the Himalayas, and so
on."
"The 21st century belongs to Africa and the Asia Pacific region. So, we have
to connect ourselves more and more. We can do that by interacting more," he
added.
The BCC President also said that Bangladesh is very strong in garments,
Cement, and other industries while just like Bangladesh, India is also a
self-sustained and self-sufficient country.
"When both neighbors are self-sustained and self-sufficient, why shouldn't we
interact more? Why shouldn't we have more connection with each other?" he
added.
FBCCI Vice-President M A Momen, Md. Amin Helaly, Director Priti Chakraborty,
President of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) and FBCCI Director Anwar
Ul Alam Chowdhury, Senior Vice-President of BCC Naresh Pachisia were present,
among others, at the meeting.
After the courtesy meeting, a B2B meeting was held between businessmen of
both countries. The FBCCI organised the B2B meeting.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha