The Chambers held a WORKSHOP on Commercial Mediation on 6th July 2013. In the workshop the Mediation process as defined by CEDR has been discussed. Foundation knowledge on Commercial Mediation has been delivered. Participants were able to understand advantage and disadvantage of litigation and Commercial Mediation. The following participant amongst others attended in the workshop: Brig. General M Mofizur Rahman, psc, p Eng (Retd), Lead Auditor & Consultant, Former Executive Chairman BEPZA, R&G Group, Mr. Abu Taher, First Vice President, First Security Islami Bank Ltd. Dilkusha Branch, Mr. C Sundara Pandian, CFO, Saturn Textiles Ltd. Mr. Dilip Kumar Paul, A.G.M (Comm.), Hwa Well Textile (BD) Ltd.

The Shipper’s Council of Bangladesh arranged a workshop on Cost Effective Import-Export of Cargo Under Multimodal Transport System was held on 5^th-6^th January 2013 at Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Auditorium. The workshop was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Hon’ble Minister for Shipping Mr. Shahjahan Khan, MP. The Special Guest, Commodore Zobair Ahmed, ndc, BN, DG Dept of Shipping, MOS, GOB,Mr. Mahbub Ahmed, Secretary Commerce GOB, Mr. Syed Manjurul Islam, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping GOB were also present. The resource person Mr. Forrukh Rahman, head of Rahman’s chambers made a presentation on law of Carriage. Other presentation made and discussion sessions were conducted on several issue of shipping industry by Mr. Habibullah N Karim, Founder and CEO Technohaven & Former Present BASIS, Mr. Karar Mahmudul Hassan, FCILT, Vice President CILT, Former Secretary GOB, Mr. Syed Ershad Ahmed, CM & MD Expeditors (BD) Ltd, President FCCI, Former President AmCham, Prof Mamun Rahid, Professor and Director, BRAC Business School, BRAC University, Former CEO, Citibank NA Bangladesh, Mr. Ahamedul Karim Chowdhury, Deputy Traffic Manager, ICD kamalapur, Dhaka ,Mr. Jasim U. Ahmed, MD BD Container Lines Ltd Ctg, Fomer Director, SCB, Mr. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Deputy Director (Training), REB, Mr. Mohammad Hossain, MD, Asset Management Ltd., Ms Halima Begum, Senior Training Officer (Operation),CPA,Ctg, Mr. Ghulam Muhammed Quader, MP, Hon’ble Minister for Commerce, Mr. Md. Azhar Ali Miah, Former Executive VP, Bank Asia, Mr. Md. Azhar Ali Miah, Dr. Md. Matiur Rahman , Additional DG, Customs, Excise, Training Academy, Brig Gen M Mofizur Rahman, SCB Consultant, Lead Auditor & consultant on ISO standards, R & G Group, Mr. Hadi Hussain Babul, Former Chief of planning CPA, Cdre Mahmmed Farooque, Former Chairman, CPA, Mr. Md. Hashmat Ali, MD Continnental Insurance Ltd., Capt Shafiq Bhuiyan, Group Chair Trister Group, Marine Supveyo & consultant, Mr. Mahboob Ahmed, MD, Shipwrights Resource Ltd.

Amongst other following persons participated in the session Mr. Md. Abdul Wahab , AGM & In-charge (U/W Department), Nitol Insurance Company Ltd., Mr. A.T.S. Mahmood Quraishi, Sr. Manager (Export), Jute Spinners Ltd., Mr. Komolesh Chandra Saha, Manager (Export), Supreme Jute & Knitex Ltd., Mr. Md. Lutfor Rahman Manager-Trade Services, Bank Alfalah Limited, Mr. Shahed Ahammed, Deputy General Manager (Marketing), Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC), Jb. Monir Ahammad, Assistant Vice President, International Division, Al-Arafa Islami Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Golam Rasul, Senior Manager, PRAN-RFL Group, Mr. Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Assistant Manager (Chartering and Tramping), Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, First Asst. Vice President, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Senior Executive Officer, International Trade Finance Division, Sonali Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Howlader, General Manager (Commerce), BIWTC (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation), Mr. M.M. Nazmul Hasan, Manager (Container Management & Eq. Control), Richfield Shipping (Bangladesh) Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Md. Nurul Akher, Manager (Sales & Marketing), World Gate (BD) Express Lines, Mr. Md. Mohiuddin Alamgir, Senior Officer, Bank Asia Limited, Mr. Md. Rezaur Rahman, Assistant Manager, BASIC Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Nurul Amin, Deputy General Manager, IT and FCMD, Agrani Bank Limited, Mr. Md. Nurul Absar, Deputy General Manager, Agrani Bank Limited, Mr. Md. Ismail Hossain, Deputy General Manager, Agrani Bank Limited, Mr. Mohammad Ullah, Assistant General Manager, Training Institute, Agrani Bank Limited, Mr. Md. Ruhul Amin Chowdhury, Assistant General Manager, Audit Inspection Division, Agrani Bank Limited, Mr. Md. Kamrul Hassan Talukder, Senior Assistant Vice President, Dhaka Bank Ltd., Mr. Hosainul Haider Chowdhury, Assistant Vice President, CPC Trade Operations, Dhaka Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Lutfur Rahman, Assistant Vice President, Southeast Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Mozammal Hoque, Senior Principal Officer & In-charge of Foreign Trade Department, Southeast Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Abdullah-Al-Mamun, First Assistant General Manager, Janata Bank Ltd., Mr. Ahiduzzaman, Senior Executive Officer, Export Department, Janata Bank Ltd., Mr. Muhammad Akter Faruk, First Assistant Vice President, EXIM Bank Ltd., Mr. Mostofa Shaukat Imran, Executive Officer, International Division, EXIM Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Akhter Hossain, Executive Vice President, International Division, Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Faruk Hossain, Principal Officer, Mercantile Bank Lid., Mr. Muktader, Executive Officer, Mercantile Bank Lid., Mr. Md. Kamrul Hasan, Manager (Sales), Novo Cargo Services Ltd., Mr. Kaushik Barua, Deputy General Manager, Novo Cargo Services Ltd., Ms. Farzana Sadeque, Secretary to Managing Director, Novo Cargo Services Ltd., Mr. Masubur Rahman Senior Principal Officer, First Security Islami Bank Ltd., Mr. Md. Mohosin Alam Sarker Commercial Manager (Import), Citadel Apparels Ltd, Mr. Md. Mahbub Uddin Ahmed, Assistant General Manager, Uttara Bank Ltd., Mr. Amir Uddin Chowdhury, Executive (Export & Sales) Partha Jute Mills Ltd, Mr. Rahamotullah, Officer (Commercial), Sungnam Textile Mills Ltd., Mr. Mollah Al-Amin, Officer (Commercial), Savar Dyeing & Finishing Ind. Ltd., Janab Md. Hossain Akhter, Senior Principal Officer, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., Mr. Nabadip Kumar Mitra, Senior Executive, Powermann Bangladesh Ltd., Mr. Md. Mahbubullah, Director (Traffic), Mongla Port Authority (MPA), Mr. Nasib-UL-Amin, Research Associate, Business Initiative Leading Development, Mr. Mashfiqur Rahman Rashedi, Research Associate, Business Initiative Leading Development, Mr. Tahmid Tazwar Shuvin, Business Development Officer, Technohaven Company Ltd., Mr. Khaled Mahmud, Assistant Manager (Co & IR), Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA), Mr. Gilbert Bivash Bayen, Country Manager, Roulin (BD) Ltd., Mr. Md. Gausul Azam Khan, Assistant Manager (Commercial), Nakano International Co. Ltd., Mr. Aowlad Hossain, Executive , R & A Traders, Mr. Md. Imran Ali, Country Manager, International Cotton Agency (ical) Ltd.The workshop was closed with valuable remark from Mr. Nasiruddin Ahmed, Chairman, Shipper’s Council of Bangladesh.