UZBEKISTAN 2020

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva Launches "Uzbekistan 2020", a Charity Fund Dedicated to Promoting Cultural and Human Exchanges Between Uzbekistan and Europe.

PARIS, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Uzbekistan's permanent representative to UNESCO, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, launches "Uzbekistan 2020" - a charity fund dedicated to developing cultural, intellectual and human exchanges between Western Europe and Uzbekistan.

"Uzbekistan 2020" will be inaugurated on April 8th 2009, during a gala dinner with many eminent personalities, at Paris' Museum of Modern Art: amongst them, Former First Lady Mrs. Bernadette Chirac and Professor Khayat. These personalities will take part in an auction which will benefit to the Claude Pompidou Foundation.

Mrs Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva's charity fund will initiate and undertake actions within three key areas: humanitarian aid focused on children and education, culture and tourism in Uzbekistan, with the objective of making it one of the main destinations in Central Asia before 2020.

In the line of Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva's commitment to orphans and top-level Uzbek sportsmen, the charity fund will support various associations helping disadvantaged children. As educational issues are also part of "Uzbekistan 2020"'s preoccupations, the fund intends to favour exchanges of knowledge, by organizing cross-visit programmes for Uzbek and European teachers and researchers.

In the field of culture, the charity fund's long-term goal is to bridge the gap between Central Asian and Western European cultures, by promoting mutual understanding. "Uzbekistan 2020" will foster various events (exhibitions, concerts, tasting, conferences...) aiming at making foreign people discover Uzbekistan's cultural wealth.

As far as tourism is concerned, "Uzbekistan 2020" will support initiatives to promote the country, which remains unknown in Europe. Various projects aiming at protecting Uzbekistan's cultural inheritance and natural wealth (vegetation sorting, painting and monument restoration...) are already being considered.

About Uzbekistan 2020
Created by Uzbekistan's permanent delegate to UNESCO, Mrs Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, "Uzbekistan 2020" is a charity fund dedicated to promoting cultural, intellectual and human exchanges between Uzbekistan and Europe. In this perspective, it intends to initiate and support actions within three main areas: humanitarian aid focused on children and education, culture and tourism in Uzbekistan, with the objective of making it one of the main destinations in Central Asia before 2020. The charity fund already grants support to projects in the fields of children protection, education and sport.

About Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
Lola Karimova-Tillyavea is Uzbekistan's permanent representative to UNESCO. Born in 1978, she earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in International law from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy in Tashkent, and later received a Doctorate degree in Psychology from Tashkent State University of Economy. Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva is renowned in her home country for playing a major role in promoting the centuries-long heritage of Central Asia in Europe and launching key nationwide reforms to improve the situation in orphanages across the country.

OUTSOURCING SERVICES OF BANANI GROUP

MOTIVE:

We have been watching for the previous many years that there has been a spreading and increasing cost of workers and taxes exclusively in Europe. In the light of above, the employer's of EU countries are now switching their focus to low cost, cheap and efficient work force countries which are now naturally available in vast quantities in Bangladesh. Bangladesh has a large number of populaton. Millions of your are educated, talents, highly energetic, dedicated and quilified to work in the international level. so that we are giving opportunity to employ workers in Bangladesh and reduce the cost. at the same time, it will reduce the unemployment problems of Bangladesh and help national economy with foreign currency.

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ABOUT BANANI OUTSOURCING SERVICES:

BANANI GROUP is a specialist company in providing all forms of outsourcing. BANANI GROUP is however unique for unlike conventional outsourcing providers we give you the option to take complete control of your outsourced worked. You therefore have the choice with BANANI GROUP to outsource unconventionally where you are in absolute control, (despite not having physically outsourced yourself) or outsource conventionally where we take complete control of your project. BANANI GROUP is hence the leading organization in providing skilled remote staff for businesses of any size. You work with your employee(s) and instruct them on a daily basis as you would with any employee working in an office with you. BANANI GROUP merely finds and manages your employee(s) for you. You are the direct employer of your selected employee and we become your virtual backend and manage your employee(s) according to your corporate policy. With this thinking you get the best workforce who performs their best to make your venture successful. Most importantly this is why BANANI GROUP is able to outsource for you whilst passing on such huge savings.

Our focus is on building long-term and deep relationships with our clients / customers. We view ourselves as a strategic extension.

Your Employees (professional): €640 a month

Employ Professionals: Hire a dedicated full time employee to work for you from Bangladesh for €640 a month (Typical Cost). Your employee will work for you from Dhaka Office of Banani group located at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. BANANI GROUP is a FRENCH company that will also manage your employee(s) in accordance with your instructions from our office in BANGLADESH.

Offshore Any Office Work: BANANI GROUP will get the employee(s) with the qualifications, credentials and experience you want in any field for the work you want to offshore.

From Your PC: Your nominated employees will be provided with office space and all office equipment, (phone, PC, fax, printer, scanner ...etc). With modern technology you can

i) instruct,

ii) monitor

iii) collaborate and

iv) work with your employee from your PC.

Getting the employee(s) you want:

Weprovides you with any office employee in any field of work.Simply inform us as to what type of office employee(s) you want, e.g.

job description,

field of work,

qualifications,

past employment experience… etc.

We will find candidates who satisfy the criteria you have specificed and then interview them. Once we finds the candidates who are potentially suitable for the position, we will send you those candidates CV’s.You can then decide to employ any of the submitted candidates or alternatively review the candidates further, e.g. interview the candidates by phone or video conference.If however you decide not to employ a submitted candidate, we will then continue its search for a suitable employee for you. The service of finding you an employee is completely free.

Working with your Employee(s):

Your selected will be provided with the following:
· PC,
· Microsoft office software,
· Broadband internet connection
· Telephone, (dedicated line with telephone number).

This in conjunction with email, fax, scanner and internet messengers will enable your selected employee not only to work for you but also with you. Should you however feel it necessary for your work you can also request more technology such as:

· Collaboration Software: Both employer and employee will also be able to take control of the each others PC and simulatenously use software programmes together.
· Video telephone: see and speak with your employee at the same time.
· Web Cam and Headset: for video conferencing with your employee.
· Any other computer software.

Furthermore you can request that your selected employee have their own dedicated fax machine, scanner and printer.

Management of your Employee(s):

Once more this process is very simple and leaves you with little to do. Your employee works from our offices where we will:

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  Manage and supervise your employee how you wish and ensure your employee works the number of hours you wish.
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  Provide your employee with their own office space to work from.
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  Calculate your employees pay and pay them on your behalf.
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  Provide IT support staff.
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  Maintain PC's and all other hardware.
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  Provide all office supplies, including PC's, software, dedicated phone line, fax machine, scanners, printers etc.
  
  

More about Cost:

The key aspect about our costs is to remember that with the employees you employ highly educated professionals / office workers but only pay very low Bangladesh slandered salaries.

What Does €640 per month (Typical Cost) mean?

€640 per month (typical cost) simply means that in the majority of cases hiring an employee with BANANI GROUP will cost €640 per month (working full time). The cost of an employee can sometimes be slightly more or less than this figure of €640 per month. The figure of €640 per month is a guide as to the common fee charged and thus an approximation of how much you can save when employing a Employee with us.

What are the benefits of outsourcing with BANANI GROUP?

Ø Save Money on Employee salaries:
Ø Reduce your overhead costs:
Ø Cost-reduction in addition to Quality Service and Time: .
Ø No TaxNo Holiday or Sick Pay
Ø We do the Outsourcing for you so you can Concentrate on your work
Ø Work with your employee
Ø Low Cost Educated Professionals
Ø Dedicated Employees
Ø Outsourcing made Realisitc
Ø Increase Efficiency
Ø We Pay your Virtual Employee on your behalf
Ø Save Time
Ø No Start Up Fee
Ø Outsource Any Office work: Back Office or Front Office Work:
Ø Beat Your Competition
Ø Hire the Employee(s) you needNo Risk: Now anyone can outsource
Ø Concentrate on your core business
Ø Increase your business

How will you select employess?

Once you provide us with a job specification of the type of employee you want, we then search for candidates that match all the requirements you specify. Upon finding the best and most suitable candidates we then submit to you their resumes and the cost of each candidate. We do not charge you any fee for receiving these resumes and thus you make no payment until you are completely satisfied with the costs involved for any particular employee.

Is there any Start Up Fee?

No. You pay nothing until you decide to actually go ahead and employ an employee. BANANI GROUP is however legally liable for all employee’s salaries. Accordingly it is company policy that if you decide to employ an employee, he/she will only start working for you once the two month’s payment is made.

Are there any other hidden costs? Does €640 per month cover all costs?

There are NO hidden costs and €640 per month will cover the cost of everything e.g. employee’s salary, office space, PC, internet connection, software, US telephone ..etc




What are you Paying for when you Outsource with BANANI GROUP:

The typical cost of a full time employee with us is €640 per month. Here is a breakdown of all the costs and services you receive for €640 per month:

· Employees salary : Employees work 160 hours a month, (8 hours a day, 40 hours per week).

· Offices: Our offices are located in Dhaka Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel . With being the capital of Bangladesh , having secured office at the no. 1 hotel in Dhaka.

· Database: When you outsource with BANANI GROUP, we are providing you with access and enabling you to select employees from our vast database of professional employees from BANGLADESH.

· Getting your Employee: Once you request an employee, a dedicated recruitment team begins the process of compiling a list of suitable candidates for the position you seek to fill, ( please note : BANANI GROUP submits to you the resumes of a list of candidates we feel are suitable for the job vacancy but only you make any decision to interview/employ any of the candidates ):

o Understanding your requirements: The dedicated recruitment team concentrate and take time to clearly understand your requirements, the type of employee you require, the nature of work you wish to outsource and if necessary research on the field of work you are looking to outsource.

o Locating suitable candidates: We incurs costs when employing the marketing methods used to locate and attract the best and most qualified candidates for any job vacancy. Time is then further taken to explain the job vacancy and BANANI GROUP business model to all candidates.

o Selecting suitable candidates: The recruitment team must take time to interview all candidates so that we can asses the ability of all candidates and ensure only the best candidates are selected and put forth for any job vacancy.

o Dedicated recruitment team: You can communicate directly with the recruitment team responsible for finding your employee. Your recruitment team will answer any of your questions, liaison between you and any of the candidates and arrange any interviews you wish to conduct with a candidate.

· Dedicated Customer Service: Our offices can be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round so that we can provide dedicated customer service at all time. You can communicate with us via email, telephone and live support at any time.

· Dedicated Management: Each employee is assigned a manager who will understand your requirements and the nature of work you are outsourcing. Should you wish to discuss anything regarding your employee you will be able to speak directly with a manger who already understands the nature of work you are outsourcing and is familiar with the work your employee is doing for you. Furthermore, Our mangers manage your employee and ensure they are working in accordance with your instructions and have no problems whilst working.

· Office Equipment: We provide all employees with one of the latest PC's, (PC's are more expensive in Bangladesh than in the EU/USA/UK). Furthermore we provide your employee with all other office equipment, e.g. desk, pens, paper and access to a printer, scanner, fax …etc.

· Personal Telephone: Your employee is provided with their own personal telephone.

· Technical Support: We provide on site support engineers for your employee at all times who will resolve any problems with your employees PC, Internet connection or phone should one arise.

· Internet Connection: Your employee is provided with broadband internet connection (again more costly than in the EU/USA/UK).

· Open 24/7: Our clients range from many different time zones around the world, from the EU, USA , UK and Australia . For employees to work the normal office hours in your respective country our offices subsequently have to be open 24 hours a day.

· Advertising and Marketing: To inform customers of our services BANANI GROUP incurs heavy advertising and web site development/maintenance costs. Our costs are in Euro but margins in Bangladeshi taka.

· Back Up Electrical Generators: Having office at 5 star standard hotel, we have back up electrical generators to ensure your employee is not prevented from working by power cut outs.

· Taxi facilities: Employees working a night shift (BD time) are often provided with taxi facilities, (this is common practice for companies throughout BD ).

· Office Maintenance and Running Costs: Electricity, water and cleaning costs are all incurred whilst maintaining and running our offices.

· Security Guards/Insurance: As BANANI GROUP’s offices are open 24 hours a day, we have security guards to ensure the safety of all employees. And we have insurance policy for office and employees working in.

How will you know your employee is actually working?

Your employee is managed by in-house managers who ensure your employee is working and has all the necessary computer and office equipment required to work.

The managers will also manage your employee(s) as instructed by you. Furthermore, as you can see, speak to, internet message and control your employees PC at any time, hence you can monitor your employee working at any time.

However due to the economic and cultural background in Bangladesh, you will find your employee(s) exceptionally hard working and committed by nature and thus the amount of work they complete will alone be of sufficient guarantee that they are working.

You can decide :
1. The number of days
2. What days
3. The number of hours
4. what times my employee(s) works?

Yes, your employee works to suit your work needs, so you can decide the number of days and what days your employee works. You also decide the number of hours and the times your employee works, so that you can ensure your employee works during your working hours.

What type of employees can we provide?

BANANI GROUP can provide you with any type of office employee or professional, from telemarketing, legal, accounting, administrative assistance, technical assistance, programming, customer support, personal assistance etc.

Do you pay for holidays and days off work due to sickness?

No, you only pay for the number of hours your employee(s) work.

How long does it take to get started?

BANANI GROUP at present has access to a vast number and wide variety of potentially suitable employees. Furthermore, We also have all office space and necessary computer equipment already in place. Your employee can therefore start working for you within days. However as you have the option to reject candidates submitted by BANANI GROUP, the process can prolong until you accept a submitted candidate. Furthermore, if you require a specialist employee, or employee with unique skills who we do not already have in-house, it can take slightly longer before we find the employee you want.

Can I offer incentives to my employee(s)?

Yes, you are the employer and so you are in complete control.

With BANANI GROUP you can offshore any of office work in any field. Below is an example of some of the fields of work in which you can outsource:

· Accounting
· Administrator
· Advertising
· Animators
· Architects
· Artists
· Auditors
· Auto CAD
· Back Office Employees
· Banner Designers
· Bookkeeping
· Business Analyst
· Business Consultants
· Business Editor
· Call Center Agents
· CCTV Monitoring

· Civil Engineers
· Commercial Artist
· Copywriters
· Corporate Planning
· Customer Relations Management
· Customer service
· Cyber Assistants
· Data Entry
· Data Processing
· Database Management
· E Learning
· E-Commerce
· Editors
· E-mail and Chat Support
· Email Marketing
· Engineering Designer
· Executive Assistants
· Finance
· Financial Analyst
· Flash Developers
· Front Office Employees
· Game Designers
· Game Developers
· Garden Designers
· Ghostwriters
· Graphic Artists
· Graphics Design
· Health & Safety Analyst
· Health Care Services
· Help Desk
· Human Resources
· Illustrators
· Industrial Designers
· Industrial Engineers
· Information Technology
· Insurance
· Interior Designers
· Internet Marketers
· IT-Hardware & Networking
· IT-Technical Content Developer
· Journalists
· Landscape Designers
· Law
· Lead Generation
· Legal Transcriptions
· Logo Designers
· Market Researchers
· Marketing Consultants
· Mechanical Engineers
· Medical Assistant
· Medical Billing
· Medical Transcriptions
· Medical Writer
· Microbiologist
· Molecular Biology
· Multimedia
· Nutritionists
· Office Assistant
· Operational Health Physicist
· Paralegals
· Personal Assistant
· Physicists
· PPC Marketers
· Proofreading
· Rebate Processing
· Research Scientist
· Secretarial Services
· SEM Marketers
· SEO marketers
· Software Programming
· Software Testing
· Speech Writer
· Stenographer
· Surveys
· System Analyst
· Technical Support
· Telemarketing
· Testing Engineer
· Transcriptions
· Translators
· Video Game Developers
· Virtual Assistant
· Web Design
· Web Masters
· Web Writers
· Writers

Kazi Enayet Ullah

The socio-economic reforms of Bangladesh
ULLAH Enayet Kazi

Bangladesh is the 50th-largest economy in the world, judged by its gross national income, although it is the 10th-largest state in the world if judged by its population. it has a good environment and climate for the production of various crops and huge potential for developing a tourist industry, the country suffers from scarcity of natural resources, shortage of arable land, regular natural disasters (flooding and cyclones), and a lack of investment.

For decades after independence, political instability, low demand in the local market, and economic stagnation hindered the economic development of the country. Bangladesh need to establish a civil government and they have to struggle to diversify its economy, to reform its agricultural sector, and to expand its industrial sector, as it needs average annual economic growth of at least 7 percent in order to eliminate widespread poverty. As long as Bangladesh is unable to stable the politics, it will be unable to solve its economic difficulties and eliminate poverty, it achieved impressive growth in many areas, including manufacturing and agriculture. Recognizing the difficulties, the Bangladeshi government has to accept structural changes, which included relinquishing its socialist orientation and state control over the economy, decentralization of economic management, and privatization, although many of these changes were painful and implemented only slowly. I would like to take an opportunity to explain my idea about socio-economic reform of Bangladesh; I am going to explain it as per segments’:

01. Political Stability:
A favorable political environment is very essential to the speed and effectiveness of the economic reform process as rapid achievement of the goals of economic liberalization depends upon the sequential implementation of a range of interrelated policy measures. Since liberation in 1971, Bangladesh has been struggling due to: persistent shortages of foreign exchange, poor infrastructure, inefficient public sector and poor governance. To overcome these shortages, Bangladesh pursued a policy of saving foreign exchange. The economy continued to have a chronically low savings rate, poor mobilization of domestic resources and a sluggish rate of export growth. This pushed the country to a no choice point for reviewing business and corporate level strategies and the implementation of structural and economic policy reforms. The government need to act directly to restructure taxation and social provision; intervened in markets to change pricing behavior, and to create a favorable climate for investment and growth. The pace of reform has been reflected particularly in key sectors including agriculture, industry and external trade. In the industrial sector, important policy changes should be introduced with a view to developing a broader and more diversified industrial base should be leaded by the private sector. These may include measures:
(i) to encourage private sector investment by liberalizing sanctions and controls of investment, improving the import regime, and introducing investment and export incentives, and
(ii) to improve the efficiency of public sector industrial enterprises through denationalization, financial restructuring and improvements in pricing policies.



Agricultural Reforms:

Agriculture is one of the largest sectors of Bangladesh economy. Combined contribution of all the sub-sectors such as crop, livestock, forestry and fisheries was around 24% of GDP of our country (Bangladesh Economic Review). Since agriculture is the mainstay of the economy, besides reducing poverty, it contributes significantly to ensure food security for a vast population together with improving their standard of living and enhancing employment
opportunities. Being the prime contributor to the economy, the agricultural sector has to
experience pronounced and visible reforms in its policies as a part of structural adjustment
policy. Restrictions on the imports of minor irrigation equipment should be withdrawn and
import duties on small diesel engines have to be abolished if necessary it need to produce necessary agriculture instruments in the country. Subsidies can not be withdrawn and government has to procure and distribute minor irrigation equipment. The importation of seed has to be liberalized and to encourage the private sector is being involved. The subsidies on fertilizers should be continued. Having fertile land Bangladesh can achieve outstanding success in food production due to efficient uses of high yielding varieties of seeds, irrigation and fertilizer technologies and financial supports to needy farmers on a credit or cash basis and at subsidized prices through commercial Bank. In that case, within
a short time of agricultural reforms it will become a self-reliant country in food grains and vegetables.


Industrial Reforms:


The role of the industry sector, specially manufacturing, is indispensable for enhancing economic growth. The industrial sector accounts for 15.91% of GDP (Bangladesh Economic Review). Now the government has to be committed to make the industry sector competitive in both the deregulated domestic and international market. The vision of industrialization is to ensure the manufacturing sector contributes 25% of GDP by 2010 (Bangladesh Economic Review). Export-orientation is the principal feature of industrial reform. The requirements permission of the Government has to be withdraw to establish industries except those in the reserved sectors such as, defense related equipment and products, production of nuclear power, security printing and minting and reserved forest areas. Besides the local textile sector, government incentive has to be introduced for the leather and IT sectors and recently extended to other export sectors such as, frozen food, agro-based products, vegetables and fruits, bi-cycle and light engineering etc..
State owned enterprises (SOEs) still play a major role in industry, power, gas, transport, communications and service sectors of Bangladesh economy. Though privatization of public
enterprises in line with the government’s economic reforms are well in progress, the total contribution of these enterprises is still substantial in GDP, value addition, employment generation and revenue earnings. A industrial policy should be adopted included new industries in the list of thrust sectors which enjoy certain privileges, such as cash incentives for exports, tax rebates and concessions in utility tariffs and interests on loans Readymade garments, light engineering, pharmaceuticals, optical frame, cold roll (CR) coil, herbal medicine, furniture and handicrafts are among the new entrants that raised the number of thrust sectors. The policy envisages that the contribution of the industrial sector to GDP is expected to increase from the current 16% to 40% in the next decade. The policy has to announce increases in fiscal and financial incentives for agro-based industries and women entrepreneurs, and make special offers for establishing exclusive economic zones. The poverty reduction and faster industrialization programs of the government can be gaining
momentum due to liberalized industrial and investment policies pursued by the government.



Policy Developments:


The Government of Bangladesh has to formulate its interim poverty reduction strategy paper, can be called like the National Strategy for Economic Growth, Poverty Reduction and Social Development, which seeks to reduce by half the incidence of income poverty by 2015. A great deal of compelling evidence can be suggested that the decline in poverty is primarily attributable to growth. However, the data on ‘income-poverty’ does not capture trends in ‘human poverty’, which reflects deprivation in other dimensions of the quality of life (ADB, 2004). Based on this more inclusive metric, Bangladesh is ranked above India and Pakistan for human development. Though Bangladesh lags behind in reducing income poverty, it is one of the few countries on track for reducing human poverty and is likely to achieve the target for enrolment in primary education, and access to improved water sources, female secondary enrolment and reduction of infant mortality rates. The Government has to recognize that providing basic social services such as access to education, health care, potable water, and sanitation is a key to poverty reduction. To help achieve these goals, we need to embark on a program of reform measures aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability while addressing structural constraints on faster economic growth. These include

(i) further fiscal reforms involving a sustained revenue effort and a shift in spending toward infrastructure and human capital formation,
(ii) reform the banking sector using the suitable IT technology for faster customer services and to bring down the high cost of funding investment,
(iii) reform of SOEs to reduce their burden on the budget and enhance the role of private sector-led growth, and
(iv) trade reforms to improve competitiveness.



Development and Gender Disparity


We should have a comprehensive study to assess the current size of the gender gap by measuring the extent to which women in 58 countries have achieved equality with men in five critical areas: economic participation, economic opportunity, political empowerment, educational attainment, and health & well-being. Countries that do not capitalize on the full potential of one half of their societies are misallocating their human resources and undermining their competitive potential.



The Concern of Bangladesh-France Chamber of Commerce & Industry:

"You can't change the Fate of a Nation, but you can do a great deal to make sure you're not adversely affected by it."
- Harry Browne


This sampling of newspaper headlines reflects a deep anxiety even at abroad about the future of Bangladesh in the face of global challenges in the 21st century. Members of the business community, particularly younger ones, are also gravely concerned. We have taken initiative to confer on various socio-political issues, problems of governance, infrastructural and other development issues, political and business ethics, economic opportunities, export opportunities in Europe specially France and general principles of institutional reforms necessary to create a more business-friendly Bangladesh. The role & interactions of BFCCI is with the business community of Bangladesh and France those are involve with businesses in Bangladesh. These discussions were confined around what is to be done to prepare the nation for a better future in a highly competitive global environment. BFCCI has been working hard with simplistic ideas and suggestions for social, political and economic development. You might ask how this compilation of ideas and suggestions BFCCI could be any different from countless other ideas and suggestions put forward through newspaper articles, keynote papers and speeches in seminars or publications that sermonize on how to eliminate social ills, democratize our polity and develop our economy. But I would like to say that our ideas and imaginations about Bangladesh is more refined because of having business & global experiences in international field, having a true love & sympathy for our roots, our people and our nation.

Reforms in one sector alone will not produce optimum results. As a matter of fact, isolated sectoral reforms can be counter-productive. There is no single prescription on how economies are supposed to build wealth or how nations solve social and economic problems. We have witnessed spectacular social and economic growth in many countries in the recent past, but each country has taken a different route to development. Thus, in BFCCI interactions with the business community, we have made a conscious attempt to look at the reform needs of Bangladesh. Furthermore, we've attempted to develop a system-bound norm for Bangladesh. BFCCI is identifying some major opportunities and weaknesses, are derived from my practical experience over the last 30 years doing business in European countries. BBCCI believe that a nation-state can be run essentially like a corporation and, as such, it can benefit from adopting a strategic management approach. That does not mean that we ignore the much broader cultural, social and political complexities of running a nation. But a strategic management approach will allow the nation to undergo a continuous self-correcting process by conducting periodic reviews of its progress. Too often, national policies fail to recognize the perceptions and preferences of ordinary citizens. More often than not, the nature of the relationship between the government and the private sector is not conducive to socio-economic development. Sometimes desperate situations drive government and business leaders into adversarial and mutually suspicious frames of mind. This must be avoided. The solution is to enlarge the scope of people's participation through appropriate consultations and public hearings, as has been suggested by the BFCCI. We also recognize the critical role played by cultural and political aspirations of the people in the making of Bangladesh and suggests an essential alignment of economic policies with those driving forces. It puts particular emphasis on the removal of a whole range of impediments to economic growth.
Ultimately, our goal is to obtain a meeting of minds and contribute to more integrated policy-making by the government in socio-economic development. We will be happy if we can raise important questions in the business community and inspires a passion for change among Bangladeshi business comminuty. BFCCI suggests historical evolution of the political economy and social anthropology of our nationhood and we ask for an intimate involvement of the private sector in public policy debates. The private sector approach has been markedly different because it necessarily looks to the future, whereas the ruling elite of this country is conservative and habitually
looks to the past, oblivious to today's hard realities. BFCCI recommends a regular seminar in Bangladesh "Agenda for Change: Development Bangladesh" where both business community living home and abroad can participate and can adopt agenda for change. We are ready to rearrange our recommendations, fill gaps, and add more thoughts and suggestions, all in consultation with my colleagues in politics,
business and industry.
Recommendation and appeal to European Union:

Bangladesh is a paradow having 150 million people. As a developing partner of Bangladesh, I would request to EU to take programs for social mobilization continue to expand rapidly, and to build ever-stronger national coalitions for gender, the environment and for political reforms to strengthen local democracy. Bangladesh has followed the prescription of the Millennium Project and drafted their official poverty reduction strategy. On the other hand, political corruption is rampant, there is a growing breakdown of law and order, violence is rising from religious extremists (though it is silent during the period of interim government) and the government appears unwilling or unable to address it.
EU should have program of focusing on specific unions (clusters of villages) and strengthening women’s leadership and local democracy in those unions – while achieving and measuring progress in the breadth of goals. EU should have courageous leadership team is staying the course – continuing to move forward with the strategies, and looking for every opportunity to contribute to building authentic, stable and peaceful democracy in Bangladesh.

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KAZI ENAYET ULLAH

PRESIDENT, BANGLADESH - FRANCE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

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PRESIDENT, BANANI GROUP OF COMPANIES

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