Bangladesh Enterprise Institute

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute

Formation	2000
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	[1]

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ এন্টারপ্রাইজ ইনস্টিটিউট) is a private research institute and independent think tank.[1] Salman F Rahman is the chairman of the board of governors and members include Ragib Ali.[2] The institute is run by Farooq Sobhan and Ambassador M. Humayun Kabir, acting president.[3][4]

History

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute was established in October 2000 by Salman F. Rahman of Beximco Group. It purpose is to encourage the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Bangladesh.[5] The organization lobbies for reform of regulations and the encouragement of the free market. It is funded by its board of governors.[6] It works with the United States-based International Republican Institute.[7]

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute organizes conferences on economic and international affairs issues.[8][9] In 2018, the Institute for Policy, Advocacy and Governance ranked Bangladesh Enterprise Institute on a list of Top Think Tanks in Southeast Asia and the Pacific region.[10]

Board of Governors

• Salman F Rahman[11]
• Ragib Ali[11]
• Khan Md. Ameer[11]
• Tapan Chowdhury[11]
• A. Matin Chowdhury[11]
• Minhaz Kamal Khan[11]
• Md Rafiqul Haque[11]
• S M Abdul Mannan[11]
• A S F Rahman[11]
• Zulfiquar Rahman[11]
• Abdul Hai Sarkar[11]
• Altaf Hossain Sarkar[11]
• Ramzul Seraj[11]
• A K M Shamsuddoha[11]
• M Abu Taher[11]
• Farooq Sobhan[11]

References

1. "OP-ED: Taking Bangladesh's LDC graduation seriously". Dhaka Tribune. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. "Board of Governors". Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
3. "BEI Teams". Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. 24 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
4. "More independent directors for SoEs sought". The Daily Star. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
5. "About BEI". bei-bd.org. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
6. "Objectives and Goals". Bangladesh Enterprise Institute. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
7. "BEI, along with IRI hosted a total of six Discussion Forums in 4 different universities to facilitate open, informed and meaningful discussion within and among national and international scholars, academicians, CSO representatives, undergrad and graduate students from November 2018-April 2019". bei-bd.org. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
8. "'LDC graduation an opportunity for Bangladesh'". Dhaka Tribune. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
9. "Rising trend of radicalization needs to be checked globally". Dhaka Tribune. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
10. "Bangladeshi think tanks rank high". The Daily Star. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
11. "BEI | Board of Governors". bei-bd.org. Retrieved 2022-01-31.