Pakistan High Commission, Dhaka is holding two seminars on Bangladesh-Pakistan trade opportunities under Safta. The seminar will be held Jointly with Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Dhaka on January 26, Saturday, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the FBCCI Conference Room, Federation Bhaban (8th Floor), 60 Motijheel CA, Dhaka.
The programme will be chaired by Syed Manzur Elahi, Administrator, FBCCI and the High Commissioner of Pakistan, Alamgir Babar will be the special guest. Dr Safdar A Sohail, Director General, Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan (FTIP), Islamabad will speak on "Realising the trade potential between Bangladesh and Pakistan under Safta", while Dr Mostafa Abid Khan Joint Chief, Tariff Commission of Bangladesh from Bangladesh side.
A seminar will jointly be organised in Chittagong by Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry on January 28. The seminar will be chaired by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, President Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry who will also be the keynote speaker, while Dr Safdar A Sohail, Director General, Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan (FTIP), Islamabad will make the same presentation. Topics to be covered in the seminars include trade lists, ROO, sensitive lists and overall Safta arrangements.
Participants are importers, exporters, members of trade bodies, consultants, of business community of Pakistan who are present in Dhaka for the DITF 2008 have also been invited to share their views about the tradable commodities between the two countries.-PR