ADB Business Opportunities Seminar with Bangladesh 2022

Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM) of ADB organized the Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) annually as its flagship event to bring talent and opportunities together to contribute to the development of Bangladesh. BOS apprises the business opportunities available in the ADB-funded projects in Bangladesh. Currently, the country's uncontracted amount under ADB-funded projects is about $4.5 billion.

Shajia Sultana

Shajia Sultana is a Civil Engineer with more than 14 years’ experience in international development project management. She has post-graduate qualifications in Civil Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional from PMI. Now, she is attending CIPS, from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK. Currently, Shajia is managing 2 multi-sectoral projects implemented by multiple Government and UN agencies.

Jignesh Shah

Jignesh Shah is an ex-committee member of ISO-South Africa and former expert advisor of TUV SU Singapore for developing omni processor norms. He is also heading the omni processor division at Ankur Scientific. Jignesh is a Mechanical Engineer from M.S. University in distinction grade with more than 27 years of experience in thermal and process design, new product launching, marketing, and business development. Currently he is working on a new conceptual design to make sanitation systems more reliable, affordable, and environment friendly.

Transforming Bangladesh’s Participation in Trade and Global Value Chains

The textile and textile products sector in Bangladesh has helped the economy reap the benefits of participating in global value chains (GVCs).

To assess how the economy can upgrade its participation in GVCs and transform its economy, this seminar discussed current patterns of trade and GVCs in the economy using product trade data and input-output tables.