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The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI), established in 1959, is a premier Chamber of Bangladesh. It provides a wide spectrum of services to the trade and industry and acts as a catalyst for growth of business in the country.

The Chamber has been all along very keen to address the requirements of the commercial capital and aspirations of entrepreneurs so that a congenial atmosphere is assured for growth of trade, industry & economy including induction of more FDI to some potential sectors that offer alluring profit guarantee. As part of its various trade promotional activities, CCCI has been arranging Chittagong International Trade Fair (CITF) – the largest international trade fair in the country for the last fifteen consecutive years and the event has been a total success with respect to enthusiastic participation by leading local, foreign and multinational business & manufacturing enterprises of Asia, Europe, USA and African countries.

Since its humble striding in 1992, CITF has created a tremendous enthusiasm among the exhibitors & visitors registering a significant growth in terms of participants, sales and promotion of products/services. With the passage of time, the event has emerged as the largest international trade fair of the country in term of participation.

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Bangladesh and US navy joint tranning program makes closer and interactive relation between the contries. On reality both contry has mutually benifited factor to be more interactive.Bangladesh is specially feeling good to protect sea wealth with US cooperation .Visiting U.S. Marine Commander for Special Operations, Pacific Command, Rear Admiral Sean A. Pybus visited Chittagong naval zone in Bangladesh Monday. During his visit, he made a courtesy call to Chittagong Regional Commander of Bangladesh Navy Commodore M Nizamuddin Ahmed. They exchanged pleasantries and discussed progress on US-Bangladesh joint training programs, according to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press statement. Later, Pybus visited Bangladesh Navy Special Warfare Diving and Salvage Force (SWADS) Centre in the port city’s Banouza Isa Khan area and took part in a discussion on SWADS Training And Development Engineering. “He highly praised present development, advancement and multi-dimensional activities of Bangladesh Navy,” the ISPR said. High officials of Bangladesh Navy were present. A 13-member delegation led by Rear Admiral Pybus, on a four-day visit, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday. The delegation is expected to leave Dhaka Tuesday .
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The U.S. rescue ship USNS Ingraham commanded by Commander Adam J. Welter arrived in Chittagong on Monday for a four-day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.

The visiting ship has a complement of 212 officers and sailors, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press statement said.

During the port call in Bangladesh, the vessel will participate in joint exercises with the Bangladesh Navy in the Bay of Bengal.

The commanding officer wicourtesy call on Chittagong naval area commanders.

The visiting ship crew will participate in a friendly Basketball Competition with Bangladesh Navy personnel, according to the statement.

“Besides, officers and sailors of the U.S. ship will visit children rehabilitation center ‘Ashar Alo’ operated by Navy Family Welfare Association and BNS Shahid Moazzam at Kaptai,” the ISPR said.

The Bangladeshi navy vessell Kapatakkha welcomed the visiting ship on her arrival in Bangladesh waters

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?- Marks & Spencer <MKS.L> is to step up its plans to go “green” by opting for more sustainable ingredients and agreeing a living wage for suppliers in its bid to become the world’s most sustainable retailer by 2015.

M&S said in a statement Monday its new plan would extend its original green targets that were introduced in 2007 and would make the company more efficient, develop new markets and build customer loyalty.

“It’s therefore not just the right thing to do morally but also makes strong commercial sense,” Chairman Stuart Rose said.

“Since we launched our eco plan, Plan A, in 2007 we’ve reduced our environmental impact, developed new sustainable products and services, helped improve the lives of people in our local communities and saved around 50 million pounds by being more efficient.”

“Our extended Plan A will reach further and move us faster – covering every part of our business and reaching out to forests, farms, factories, lorries, warehouses and into our customers’ and employees’ homes.”

M&S said its new commitments would include making sure all 2.7 billion food, clothing and home items carried at least one sustainable or ethical quality such as being fair-trade or free range.

It will also seek to determine and agree a fair, living wage for workers in such markets as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, and provide training and education programs.

Oxfam reaction to M&S Plan A announcement

In response to today?s announcement from M&S regarding the next phase of Plan A sustainability journey, David McCullough, Oxfam?s Trading Director, said:
?We?re delighted to be a partner with M&S and we?re impressed by the ambition set out in the next phase of Plan A. We know British shoppers want to recycle and they have donated four million items of M&S clothing to our shops, which would have otherwise gone to landfill. This has raised ?2 million, helping us to save lives. M&S have set a bold target to recycle 20 million garments by 2015 and we are right behind them in support of that goal.

?We know workers in the clothing industry in developing countries still earn desperately low wages and don?t know their rights, so Marks and Spencer?s innovative approach to tackling low wages in three factories in Bangladesh shows positive change is possible. It should encourage other brands and retailers to build a living wage into their own price negotiations, bringing forward the day when workers can make a living by supplying clothes to UK shoppers

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