Amcham India Business Delegation to Visit Bangladesh

by Amcham India
February 4, 2011

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A delegation of the American companies operating in India led by Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri, Vice Chairman, American Chamber of Commerce in India (Amcham India) is visiting Dhaka from February 8 to 10 February 2011 to explore business opportunities and investment potential in Bangladesh.

The 17-member delegation representing business interest ranging from infrastructure (power, railways and roads),telecommunications, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, IT and agriculture will explore possibilities to increase the presence of American companies in Bangladesh for mutually beneficail partnership.

The delegation will interact with the business leaders of Bangladesh in their meetings with the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Amcham Bangladesh.

A call by the Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcoming Public-Private Partnership and a 5 per cent plus annual growth rate for the last few years and other economic developments attracted these companies to visit Bangladesh

The Amcham India delegation shall call on the Bangladesh Cabinet Ministers for Industry, Agriculture as well as the Executive Chairman of Board of Investment among others. The delegation shall also meet with officials in the ministries of Health & Family Welfare and Social Welfare and Power to understand areas of interest where American corporations can play a role.

The delegates will also visit the US Trade Show being held at Dhaka.

The delegation members are Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri, Skytech Solutions; Mr. Manoj Gopalakrishna and Mr. Rakesh Sharma (both from BD India); Mr. Rajan Aiyer (Trimble India); Mr. Debabrata Bandyopadhyaya and Mr. Rudradev Mukherjee (both from MSD Pharmaceuticals); Mr. Rajesh Chowdhry and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, (both of Timken India); Mr. Ehsan Huq (Baxter India); Mr. Deepak Jolly (Coca-Cola India.); Mr. Sanjay Mehrota (Johnson & Jonshon); Mr. Pulak Kumar Nag (Telcordia Technologies India); Mr. Vikram Patil (Ashland India); Mr. Rajiv Pujara (Atlas Healthcare Software); Mr. Niladri Sekhor Saha (EMC Data Storage Systems India); Mr. Rahul Sharma (Biogen Idec Biotech India); Mr. S. Soundararadjane (Monsanto India). Ms Madhvi Kataria, Deputy Executive Director, Amcham India .

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