The American Security Project (ASP) cordially invites you to an International Conference jointly organized by ASP and Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS):
Bangladesh at Crossroads
A Political and Security Outlook Conference:
Session Three- Bangladesh’s Economy: Prospects and Challenges
11:30AM to 12:30PM
1100 New York Ave., 7th Floor West Tower
Session Three will include a discussion on the growth of Bangladesh’s economy as it opens up to the world and its bilateral and multilateral trade partners.
Moderator: BGen Stephen A Cheney USMC (Ret.)
Panel:
Ehsan Taqbeem
Aminur Rahman
Shamarukh Mohiuddin
Dr. Manjurul Karim
Biographies of all the conference speakers can be found here
Session three will consider the following:
Is Bangladesh an emerging economic power?
An update on Bangladesh’s readymade garments sector
Is the country meeting international labour standards and obligations?
US-Bangladesh bilateral trade relationship, TICFA, GSP etc.
We hope you can join us.
Click here to find out more about the whole conference
The conference will take place on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at ASP’s office, 1100 New York Ave., 7th Floor West Tower.
The session will begin promptly at 11:30 AM.
Please arrive by 11:15 AM
ABOUT THE AMERICAN SECURITY PROJECT
The American Security Project is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy and research organization dedicated to fostering knowledge and understanding of a range of national security issues, promoting debate about the appropriate use of American power, and cultivating strategic responses to 21st century challenges. For more information, visitwww.americansecurityproject.org.
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) is a leading think tank in Bangladesh. BIPSS is focused on strategic and security issues confronting Bangladesh and the wider Asia Pacific region. Through a group of dynamic researchers, BIPSS constantly endevaours to bridge the gap between academic research and policy analysis. BIPSS also includes several constituent units including the Bangladesh Centre for Terrorism Research (BCTR) and Bangladesh Centre for China Studies (BCCS).
