Jeddah Chamber men to attend WTO opening ceremony

A delegation of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will attend the inaugural ceremony of World Trade Centre (WTO) in Chittagong.
Vice President of JCCI Mazen M Battarjee disclosed this while exchanging views with a Business Delegation of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) at JCCI on Monday, said a press release.
President of CCCI Mahbubul Alam is leading the delegation to Jeddah.
Among others, Senior Vice-President of CCCI Nurun Newaz Salim, directors Md Ahid Siraj Chowdhury (Swapan) and Md Morshed, former director Md Habibul Hoque and members Mohammed Maksudur Rahaman, Faridul Alam and Engr Mohi Al Bin Y Hakami were present at the meeting.
Welcoming the CCCI Business Delegation, Mr Battarjee said that as a Muslim country Bangladesh has a deep-rooted religious and cultural relation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
He expressed his deep gratitude to the Non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) for their relentless effort and contribution towards the development of the KSA economy.
He referred to his visit to Chittagong 10 years back and highly praised the development achieved by Bangladesh in frozen foods and ship breaking.
In his address, the CCCI chief highlighted thousand years old relationship between the two countries and laid importance on working together for development of trade, industry, investment and economy of both sides.
He remarked that Chittagong as the bridge between Saarc and Asean is also considered as the most important business hub in the world for its suitable location.
Mr Alam briefed about different incentive package and policies offered by the government to foreign investment and requested the Saudi counterparts to choose Bangladesh in different potential sectors as wholly owned or joint ventures.
Mr Nurun Newaz Salim provided trade statistics between the two countries and requested the KSA businessmen to import pharmaceuticals, ceramic, RMG, frozen foods and jute goods from Bangladesh to makeup the trade gap.
Mr Islam also laid importance on signing a MOU between two Chambers situated in port cities.
Mentioning 1.2 million Bangladeshis working in the KSA, he requested the authorities concerned to recruit more skilled labour from Bangladesh.
The delegation took part in views exchange and one-to-one meetings with the Saudi businessmen who expressed their interest to invest in furniture and plastic sectors of Bangladesh.