The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Limited in Bangladesh has awarded eight organisations in different categories for their leadership in promoting the country and contributing to the sustainable growth of the economy.
The eight winners were awarded crests through a ceremony at the ‘1st HSBC Business Excellence Awards’ held at the city on Saturday.
The programme was organised in association with the Ministry of Commerce and UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT), according to a press release.
Minister of Commerce, Tipu Munshi, was the Chief Guest at the event. He was joined by Special Guests HE Robert Chatterton Dickson, British High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Fazle Kabir, Governor of Bangladesh Bank.
The eight organisations which received the awards and the categories are:
- SQUARE Group (Textiles division), Export Excellence - Ready Made Garments (RMG).
- DBL Group, Export Excellence - Supply Chain and Backward Linkage.
- Janata Sadat Group, Export Excellence - Nontraditional and Emerging Sectors.
- Walton Group, Best in Import Substitution.
- Amigo Bangladesh Ltd, Leader in Inbound Investment.
- Max Group, Infrastructure Excellence.
- Meghna Group of Industries, Special Achievement.
- BRAC, Special Recognition.
Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Bangladesh, Francois de Maricourt, congratulated the winners and said, “Our aim is to support and enable businesses to connect with global opportunities – something HSBC has been doing for more than 150 years around the world. Businesses and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh have been fuelling the dynamic economic growth of Bangladesh and we are proud to recognise and encourage them for their perseverance and hard work”.
Deputy CEO and Country Head of Wholesale Banking, HSBC Bangladesh, Md Mahbub ur Rahman said “We would like to thank businesses and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh for their relentless efforts to make Bangladesh’s mark in the global arena. Their contributions in growing the country’s trade, developing its infrastructure and fulfilling its domestic demand make Bangladesh’s growth outlook even brighter”.
Dignitaries, stakeholders, regulators, customers, media, invited guests and award winners attended the ceremony.
