Amcham Luncheon Reception Mr. Paul Frost , Commercial Counselor, U.S Embassy Dhaka

• 16 Sep 2025
• 12:00 pm
• Hotel sheraton banani

The 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 (𝐀𝐦𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦) hosted a Luncheon to

formally welcome 𝐌𝐫. 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭, Commercial Counselor, 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚 on September16, 2025, at the Sheraton Dhaka. Including AmCham President and the AmCham Executive Committee members, top executives from AmCham member companies, Development Partners, high officials from Ministry and regulatory bodies, Chamber Leaders, Diplomatic missions, and Economists, Scholars, and Media were present at the event.

In his opening remarks, 𝐀𝐦𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 highlighted Bangladesh’s position as an important and promising destination for U.S. trade and investment, where the business relationship has been both favorable and expanding daily. He highlighted that the U.S. being the single largest source of FDI, brings not only capital but also technology, knowledge transfer, and global best practices that benefit the economy and people of Bangladesh. He stressed that we could attract greater U.S. investment by modernizing logistics, simplifying customs, removing non-tariff barriers, strengthening IPR enforcement, and improving labor standards. He also highlighted emerging opportunities in energy, ICT, renewable technologies, and digital commerce, where U.S. expertise can play a transformative role in creating a more predictable business environment. He reaffirmed AmCham’s commitment to facilitating these collaborations to ensure shared prosperity.

Highlighting U.S. trade priorities, 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫, said, “We see opportunities to grow U.S. exports to Bangladesh in many sectors. Our priority sectors include power and energy, aviation, agriculture (including cold chain and agricultural technologies), infrastructure development and engineering, defense and security equipment, information communication technology, and healthcare. Our office also aims to work constructively with AmCham and government officials to help resolve problems that many American companies face. In improving Bangladesh’s investment climate, U.S. companies will prosper, and the U.S. Exports will flow more freely.”

In the end, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐥-𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐧 𝐌 𝐑𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥, 𝐀𝐦𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫, offered a vote of thanks. 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐚-𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐇𝐒𝐁𝐂, 𝐕𝐅𝐒 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 supported the program.

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