Quarterly Issue

JBCCI Newsletter

54th Issue, October 2018

Record of Activities of JBCCI ______________________________

01.07.2018 JBCCI represented by the Adviser to the Board Mr.
119Akhtaruzzaman, Secretary General Mr. Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun)and Director Mr. AK Mizanur Rahman paid tributes to the victims of the Holey
Artisan Tragedy by placing a flower bouquet at a makeshift memorial in
Gulshan, Dhaka. The picture came out in the Financial Express the next day.

Photo: Mr. Akhtaruzzaman, Adviser of JBCCI, Mr. Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun), Secretary Generalof JBCCI and Mr. A.K. Mizanur Rahman, Director of JBCCI at Holey Artisan premises on July 1 st,
2018.

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01.07.2018.201313.06.2013.12.2
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The news of the new Board of Directors of JBCCI came out inseveral local dailies.

Photo: the New Board of Directors of JBCCI for July 2018-June 2020 along with Past Board ofDirectors of JBCCI for April 2016-July 2018 took a group photo. Mr. Takashi Shimokyoda ofEmbassy of Japan and Mr. Taiki Koga of JETRO were also present there.

Web Links:
Financial Express: http://epaper.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/?archiev=yes&arch_date=01-07-2018
Daily Samakal: http://epaper.samakal.com/nogor-edition/2018-07-01/15
Daily Ittefaq: http://epaper.ittefaq.com.bd/?archiev=yes&arch_date=02-07-2018
BDNews24: https://bdnews24.com/business/2018/06/29/japan-bangladesh-chamber-elects-new-boardof-directors

A circular received from BAAS on a Training program in Japan
02.07.2018
on “Business Innovation & Organizational Development (BIOD)”
09.20134.0
wascirculated among the members for their kind information.
6.201313.

Page 2 of 11th08.07.2018 The 95 Board Meeting of JBCCI was held at JETRO Dhaka and84.12.2013 this was attended by 9 Directors and the Adviser of the new
Boardof JBCCI for July 2018- June 2020. Four Standing Committees were
3.09.20130
formedin this meeting.
4.07.20135.03.201304.12.201210.09.201203.06.201219
A circular received from BAAS on a Training Program in Japan
08.07.201801304.07.2 on “Design Management” was forwarded to the members ofJBCCI
for their kind information.
0135.03.20
1304.12.20
1210.09.20
1203.06.20
The minutes of the 94th Board meeting of JBCCI (held on1219
09.07.201824.06.2018) was forwarded to the members of JBCCI for their
12.201316.
09.201331.
kind
information.
03.201319.
12.201204.
10.201212.
The 53rd issue of the JBCCI Newsletter was sent to the06.2012
12.07.2018.
members and other relevant organizations for their kind31.03.2013
22.12.2011
19.12.2012
information.
28.12.2010
04.10.2012
12.06.2012

22.12.2011
17.07.2018.
28.12.201001320.12.2

The unpaid members of JBCCI were requested by a circular to
pay the membership fee for FY-2018 at an early date.

01207.10.2
01213.06.2
012
The minutes of the 95th Board meeting of JBCCI held on
19.07.201827.12.2011
08.07.2018 was circulated among the members of JBCCI for
9.201303.0
03.10.2011
4.201323.1
their0 kind information.
2.201217.1
0.201221.0
6.2012JBCCI sent a congratulatory message to H.E Mr. Matsushiro
22.07.2018
Horiguchi (a former Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh) on his
08.01.2012
01422.09.2
5.10.2011the “Order of the Sacred Treasure” from the Emperor of Japan.
0133.07.20
receiving
1302.04.20
1321.12.20
1210.10.20
JBCCI sent a request letter to the Chairman of NBR for issuing
22.07.201812the new SRO for Tax Deduction at source on Sales Remittance
6.201221.06.2012
8.12.20111
againstexport of RMG and other products at the rate of 0.7% for FY 2018-19.
08.01.2012
0.2011
5.10.2011
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A very nice reply received from H.E. Mr. Matsushiro Horiguchi
26.07.2018
was circulated among the Directors of JBCCI for their kind3.10.20130
9.04.20130
information.
1220.10.20
1202.07.20
12
JBCCI sent a congratulatory message to Dr. Kabir Ahmed,
22.01.2012
04.08.201809.10.2011.10.201324Director of the Conveyor Group and a Director of JBCCI, on hisManaging.08.201315
getting
the Master Class Certificate in Shipping and Ports Management from.04.20139.
01.201304.
LondonGraduate School and Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from11.201211.
Commonwealth
University, both on 19th July,2018.
07.201208.02.2012
31.10.2011
9Photo: Dr. Kabir Ahmed, Director of JBCCI and managing Director of Conveyor Group at theAward Giving Ceremony in UK.

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A program organized by Japan Bangla Peace Foundation named“Hiroshima Day -2018” with a theme titled as ‘No more Hiroshima-no
more Nagasaki, a tragedy never to be repeated’. Mr. Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun), Secretary
General of JBCCI attended the Program as a Special guest along other prominent figuresof Bangladesh.
06.08.2018

Photo 1&2: Mr. Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun), Secretary General of JBCCI at the “Hiroshima Day2018” program as a Special Guest.
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The SME Support Committee of JBCCI had its first meeting withDr. Kabir Ahmed in the chair. The committee discussed on how
to promote and support the SME sector of Bangladesh.
09.08.2018

The 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee for the ICOSA visit
was held at JETRO Dhaka office and this was attended by 11members and 2 advisers.
12.08.2018

Photo 1 & 2: Steering Committee Members along with Advisers during the 2nd Meeting of ICOSA Study Tour.

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14.08.2018 JBCCI Secretariat sent a request letter to the unpaid members
0.01.20140 to clear the membership dues for FY-2018
9.10.20132
9.08.20132
2.04.20132
The minutes of the 2nd meeting of the ICOSA Steering
26.08.2018
1.01.20130
committee was forwarded to the concerned members of JBCCI
30.01.2014
4.11.20121
7.10.20133
fortheir kind information.
5.07.20120
1.08.20132
9.02.20121
2.04.20133.
5.11.201101.201314.
27.08.2018 An e-mail along with a published article received from Uttara
11.201215.
201314.09. Motors Ltd. was forwarded to the members of JBCCI for their
07.2012201304.07.
kindinformation.
201305.03.
201306.12.
201211.09.
201205.06.
20125.03.2
01211.12.2
011

Photo: An article published on South Asia Edition of CEO Magazine, Singapore.
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The SME Support Standing Committee of JBCCI had its 2 nd03.09.2018
meeting at the Corporate office of AK Khan & Co. Ltd. this was\02.2014
attended by five members.

Photo: SME Support Committee members during the 2 nd Meeting of the Committee.

A 13-members delegation from Rikkyo University of Japan ledby Prof. Dr. Tetsuo Mizukami visited JBCCI office for an“Exchange of Opinion“ meeting. Honorary Executive Director of JBCCI Dr. AKM
Moazzem Hussain and Director Mr. Masud Karim attended the visitors andJABA Tour Ltd. kindly provided their classroom for holding the meeting.
06.09.2018

Photo: Delegation Team of Rikkyo University, Japan took a group Photo with Dr. AKM Moazzem Hussain andMr. Masud Karim of JBCCI.
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09.09.2018
Board.

The 96th Board Meeting of JBCCI was held at JETRO Dhaka
office and this was attended by 9 Directors and Adviser to theThis Board Meeting was followed by the 3 rd meeting of the SME Support
Standing Committee which was attended by 6 members.

The Secretary General Mr. Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun) attended
the Closing Ceremony of the “50th Anniversary Celebration ofBAAS” at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.
15.09.2018

Mr. AKM Mizanur Rahman, Director of JBCCI has been
accredited by United Nations as Advisor, Global Economist
Forum a General Permanent Member Organization of United Nations.
16.09.2018

18.09.2018

The video link (YouTube) of the following programs wascirculated among the members for their kind information:a) “Ekushey Business” of Ekushey TV of 10th September which was participated by Mr.
Tareq Rafi Bhuiyan (Jun), the Secretary General of JBCCI.

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Web link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzUjEiZsQdc&feature=youtu.be&app=desktopb) “Bola Na Bola” of Nagorik TV of 17th September which was participated by Mr.
Akhtaruzzaman, Adviser to the Board of JBCCI.

Web link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3CBOWR2wIPage 10 of 11

The minutes of the 96th Board meeting of JBCCI wasforwarded to the members and other relevantorganization for their kind information.
22.09.2018
1.06.201208.01.2012
5.10.2011

A circular received from FBCCI on “Invitation to attend the23.09.2018
20143.11.2
32nd CACCI conference to be held in Istanbul on 23-24
01320.09.2 2018” was forwarded to the members of JBCCI for their kind
November
01303.04.2
information.
01323.12.2
01217.10.2
01221.06.2
012
The 3rd meeting of the Steering Committee for the ICOSA
30.09.201808.01.2012
study Tour was held at JETRO Dhaka Office and this was
20143.11.2
5.10.2011attendedby 14 members.
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01303.04.2
01323.12.2
01217.10.2
01221.06.2
01208.01.2012
5.10.2011

Photo: Steering Committee Members during the 3 rd Meeting of ICOSA Study Tour.

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