Bangladesh Enterprise Institute () is a private research institute and independent think tank.

Salman F Rahman Salman Fazlur Rahman (born 23 May 1951) is a Bangladeshi businessman, advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and a member of the Jatiya Sangsad. Currently, he is holding the rank of a cabinet minister and serving as the Private Industry and ...

is the chairman of the board of governors and members include

Ragib Ali Ragib Ali ( bn, রাগীব আলী; born 10 October 1936) is a Bangladeshi-born British industrialist, pioneer tea-planter and educationalist. He is also associated with bank, insurance companies, and many other businesses. He is the fou ...

. The institute is run by

Farooq Sobhan Farooq Sobhan (born 17 September 1940) is a former Bangladeshi diplomat. He served in various capacities in the Bangladesh government and foreign service. He was Bangladesh's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China (1987–1990) and High ...

and Ambassador M. Humayun Kabir, acting president.

History

Bangladesh Enterprise Institute was established in October 2000 by Salman F. Rahman of

Beximco Group Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited ( Bangla Transliteration: বাংলাদেশ এক্সপোর্ট ইমপোর্ট কোম্পানি লিমিটেড, romanised: ''Bānglādēsh ēkspōrṭ impōrṭ kōm ...

. It purpose is to encourage the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Bangladesh. The organization lobbies for reform of regulations and the encouragement of the free market. It is funded by its board of governors. It works with the United States-based

International Republican Institute The International Republican Institute (IRI) is an American nonprofit organization. Most of its board is drawn from the Republican Party. It is committed to advancing freedom and democracy worldwide by helping political parties to become more iss ...

. Bangladesh Enterprise Institute organizes conferences on economic and international affairs issues. 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.

Board of Governors

* Khan Md. Ameer * Tapan Chowdhury * A. Matin Chowdhury * Minhaz Kamal Khan * Md Rafiqul Haque * S M Abdul Mannan * A S F Rahman * Zulfiquar Rahman * Abdul Hai Sarkar * Altaf Hossain Sarkar * Ramzul Seraj * A K M Shamsuddoha * M Abu Taher *

References

2000 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Research institutes in Bangladesh Think tanks based in Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub