Message

It gives us immense pleasure to announce the Bangladesh Business Awards 2009. With a motto of “bringing global corporate standards to Bangladesh”, this award has successfully completed its 10th year of journey. Introduced by DHL Express and The Daily Star in 2000, the award comprises five categories this year -- Business Person of the Year, Outstanding Woman in Business, Enterprise of the Year, Best Financial Institution and Lifetime Achievement Award.

We believe, only with a modern, competitive and efficient private sector we can achieve sustainable growth in your economy. We hope the vision, courage and leadership of the entrepreneurs will take us from strength to strength. It is our duty to create an appropriate environment for them to aspire to greater heights. That precisely is the aim of our business awards.

We have among us leaders in our private sector with exceptional qualities of entrepreneurship and vision that need to be brought to light and acknowledged through due honour. Upholding their achievements will establish the fact that no force is strong enough to suppress the desire and vision that our leaders carry with them.

We also take this opportunity to express our grateful thanks to our distinguished panel of jurors whose names are enclosed in this publication.

DHL Express and The Daily Star feel extremely privileged to be able to honour these enlightened leaders and enterprises of our business community.

Mahfuz Anam
Editor & Publisher

Desmond Quiah
Country Manager

Objectives of Bangladesh Business Awards

To publicly acknowledge the vital contributions made by the companies and individuals to Bangladesh business.
To create an environment, which will encourage the entrepreneurship and enhance the standards of corporate management in Bangladesh.
To illustrate the depth of talent that exists in the country by highlighting the success stories of nominees.
To enable the organisers, The Daily Star and DHL Express, to fulfil their responsibility as good corporate citizens.

Rules of Eligibility

The awardee should be involved in private business enterprise and must be a Bangladeshi citizen or ordinarily resident in Bangladesh. He/she must have clean banking and tax records. There is no restriction on age or race. In case of Enterprise Award, only Bangladeshi companies will be considered with published balanced sheets. In case of Financial Institution Award, Bangladeshi and joint venture financial institutions will be considered with published balanced sheet. In case of Joint Venture Financial Institution, a company incorporated in Bangladesh for carrying out business activities jointly by Bangladeshi and foreign investors will be considered.