A meeting between the directors of the Sylhet Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the President of the UKBCCI Bajloor Rashid MBE and Director Jamal Uddin, took place at the UKBCCI London offices on 2nd June.

The directors, headed by ATM Shoeb and Anamul Kuddus Chowdhury, indicated to the President that they were keen to work with the UKBCCI with a view to signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), in looking at developing Sylhet as a major tourist destination. It was also indicated by the Chamber representatives that they would like to encourage British investment in Sylhet and see it give fruition as an important industrial hub.

On a recent visit to Bangladesh in March of this year, the key leaders of UKBCCI had a breakfast meeting with the British High Commissioner Robert W Gibson in Dhaka to discuss how entrepreneurs can benefit through enhancement of investment. The agenda included discussion on the expansion of Bangladeshi products in the UK and how to mitigate the trade deficit between the two countries.

Organisation leaders also put emphasis on creating an exclusive economic zone for British entrepreneurs. Those present included UKBCCI Chairman Iqbal Ahmed OBE, President Bajloor Rashid MBE, Senior Vice President MA Rouf JP, IKTI Director Ruzina Hasan and International Trade Relations Director Azad Ali.