Message
It gives us immense pleasure to announce the Bangladesh Business Awards 2007 tonight. With a motto of “Bringing Global Corporate Standards to Bangladesh” this award has successfully completed its eighth year of journey. First introduced by DHL Express and The Daily Star in 2000, the award now comprises of four categories Business Person of the Year, Outstanding Woman in Business, Enterprise of the Year and Financial Institution of the Year.
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 and Publisher
The Daily Star |
Desmond Quiah
Country Manager
DHL Express |
Objectives of the 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 organizers, The Daily Star and DHL Express, to fulfill 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. The shares in the company are to be held by Bangladeshi and foreign shareholders as per the joint venture agreement. The Bangladeshi investor must have investment in the start-up capital of the company. Shareholding by Bangladeshi shareholder(s) as a nominee shareholder in a subsidiary company in Bangladesh of a 100 per cent foreign-owned company will not fall under this category.
Selection process
An independent eleven-member jury comprising of leading intellectuals, business persons, academics, lawyers, financial experts, eminent personalities and the CEOs of the two sponsoring organizations select the winners. The decision of the jury shall be final and binding and cannot be contested.
The Jury |
Dr.Wahiduddin Mahmud
Economist
Rokia A Rahman
President
Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs
Dr.Salehuddin Ahmed
Governor
Bangladesh Bank
Abdul Mazid
Chairman
National Board of Revenue
Annisul Huq
President
FBCCI
Barrister Nihad Kabir
Sr. Partner
Syed Istiaque Ahmed & Associates
|
Mamun Rashid
CEO
Citibank N.A. Bangladesh
Dr. Jamaluddin Ahmed
Partner
Hoda Vasi & Co.
Moazzem Hossain
Editor
The Financial Express
Desmond Quiah
Country Manager
DHL Express Bangladesh
Mahfuz Anam
Editor & Publisher
The Daily Star |
