ADB to organize Business Opportunities Seminar on Nov 12

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will organize a Business Opportunities Seminar (BOS) on November 12, 2025, at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in the capital.

The BOS will be held in Dhaka with active support from the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in collaboration with relevant government agencies.

The BOS will highlight key ongoing and upcoming business opportunities under ADB-financed projects and ADB private sector operations in Bangladesh, according to ADB. 

The event will also feature the participation of the World Bank, which will share its portfolio alongside the ADB presentations.

Contractors, suppliers, consultants, non-governmental organizations, private businesses and enterprises, and representatives of leading business associations in Bangladesh and abroad are expected to participate in the seminar. In addition, officials from diplomatic missions and government agencies will be in attendance.

The resource speakers will feature Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Ministry of Water Resources, Hoe Yun Jeong, Country Director, Bangladesh Resident Mission (BRM), ADB, Jean Pesme, Division Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan, World Bank, Akira Matsunaga, Deputy Country Director, BRM, ADB, Bidyut Kumar Saha, Lead Investment Officer, ADB, S.M. Moin Uddin Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA), Ridma Khan, Director, Women’s Chamber of Commerce Initiatives, Lila Dhyana Mallory, Senior Procurement Specialist, ADB, Nagaraju Duthaluri, Lead Procurement Specialist, World Bank, Mulugeta Dinka, Senior Procurement Specialist, World Bank, Mohammad Nazrul Islam, Senior Transport Specialist, ADB, Mashiur Rahman, Associate Project Officer, ADB, Sohel Rana, Associate Water Resources Officer, ADB, Md. Yasin Arafat, Senior Education Officer, ADB, Amit Datta Roy, Senior Project Officer, Urban Infrastructure, ADB, S M Jakaria Huq, Additional Secretary, ADB Wing Chief, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance.