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LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF “PHILIPPINES’ER LOKOKAHINI”
14 September 2019, Dhaka – The Philippine Embassy in Bangladesh led the launching ceremony of “Philippines’er Lokokahini” held at Hotel Ascott Palace, Dhaka.
The Philippines’er Lokokahini (Philippines’ Folk Tale) is a Bengali-translated book of Philippine folk tales written and translated by Mr. Ivan Gomez, CEO of the Diplomatic Spouses, in coordination with Mr. Ehsaan Mahboob, Managing Director of Banglaprakash Publisher.
The event included singing of folk songs and reading of passages from the book involving members of the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino Community.
The program was attended by Heads of Missions and Members of Diplomatic Corps, and representatives of Filipino and Bangladesh organizations. END.
Special Guests from left: Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo, spouse of Philippine Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo; Mrs. Khurshida Ahmed Polly, Diplomatic Spouses Chairperson; Mrs. Hena Khan, Diplomatic Spouses Vice Chairperson; Mr. Raziul Hasan, Diplomatic Spouses Adviser; Mrs. Majeda Rafiqun Nessa, Diplomatic Spouses Adviser and former Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines; and, Mr. Ehsaan Mahboob, Banglaprakash Managing Director.
Mrs. Alma Maria Bandillo (4th from left),spouse of Philippine Ambassador Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo with Mr. Mohammed Awwal (2nd from right) Philippine Honorary Consul in Chittagong, Mr. Ivan Gomez (outermost from left) CEO of Diplomatic Spouses, Ms. Maksuda Sultana (outermost from right) COO of Diplomatic Spouses, and Philippine Embassy personnel and the performers during the Philippines’er Lokokahini launching ceremony.
PHILIPPINE OUTBOUND BUSINESS MATCHING MISSION VISITS MAJOR RETAILERS IN BANGLADESH
03 September 2019, Dhaka - The Philippine Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) met with executives of three major retailers in Bangladesh, namely, Agora, Shwapno and Chaldal.com. The delegation was briefed on the process and means for their products to be hosted on the retailers’ shelves and was able to visit the stores of Agora and Shwapno for market research. END.
Mr. Zia Ashraf (middle, holding a frame), Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Chaldal.com with the OBMM delegation headed by Ms. Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi (left side of Mr. Ashraf) Assistant Director of the Department of Trade and Industry accompanied by Mr. Leo Marco C. Vidal (7th from left), Charge d’Affaires, a.i. of the Philippine Embassy and Ms. Lauren S. Arce (4th from left), Attache of the Philippine Embassy.
Above photo: The OBMM delegation in front of the Agora office with Mr. Aminul Bari (6th from right), Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary of Agora Superstore
Left photo: The OBMM delegation visited the Agora store
Mr. Sabir Hasan Nasir, Executive Director of Shwapno, briefed the OBMM delegation about Shwapno
OUTBOUND BUSINESS MATCHING MISSION TO BANGLADESH CALLS ON THE BANGLADESH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
From left: Investment Advisor of Startup Bangladesh Tina Jabeen; DTI-Export Marketing Bureau Assistant Director Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi; Vice Consul of the Philippine Embassy in Dhaka Leo Marco C. Vidal; Secretary of Information and Communication Technology Division N M Zeaul Alam; Bangladesh Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister of State Zunaid Ahmed Palak; Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC)-Jakarta Commercial Attaché Jeremiah C. Reyes.
03 September 2019, Dhaka - The Philippine Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Information and Communication Technology State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
Both the Bangladesh ICT Division and the OBMM delegation agreed to work together in sharing best practices, strategies and approaches on nurturing and developing Startups and encouraging technological innovations. The DTI delegation viewed startup Bangladesh and their accelerator, where aspiring tech companies can collaborate with established entrepreneurs, academies, financial institutions and the government to grow. END.
BANGLADESH COMMERCE SECRETARY RECEIVES PHILIPPINE OUTBOUND BUSINESS MATCHING
MISSION TO BANGLADESH
02 September 2019, Dhaka - The Philippine Outbound Business Matching Mission (OBMM) to Bangladesh called on Mr. Md. Mofizul Islam, Bangladesh Commerce Secretary, to discuss ways to increase business activities between the Philippines and Bangladesh. The delegation is led by Ms. Agnes Perpetua R. Legaspi, Assistant Director of the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry. END
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