ICC Bangladesh to host ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting in Dhaka

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh will host the ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting jointly with the ICC Banking Commission, Paris in Dhaka in October-November 2027.

Recently, the ICC Banking Commission, Paris, proposed holding the meeting in collaboration with ICC Bangladesh. The proposal was accepted at the ICC Bangladesh Banking Commission meeting, chaired by Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali, chairman of the ICCB Banking Commission, held in the capital recently, according to a press release.

The ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting is held annually on a rotational basis in different countries, while the 2026 edition will take place in the United Kingdom.

The ICC Banking Commission comprises more than 800 members across over 60 countries.

The members of ICC national committees, representatives from multilateral development banks, regulators and public agencies, banks, supply chain finance providers, corporates, fintech firms, development finance institutions, law firms, and insurers attended the annual meeting.

During the 2025 meeting, the ICC Bangladesh Banking Commission reviewed the Secretariat's activities and prepared the ICC Bangladesh Plan of Action 2026. The plan includes organising workshops for bankers, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and women entrepreneurs, as well as seminars, roundtables, and dialogues.

It was also decided to hold additional meetings to discuss key issues such as the impact of LDC graduation on financial institutions, the digitalisation of international trade, cybersecurity, and other relevant topics for the development of the banking sector.

Md Ahsan Ullah, adviser to the Bangladesh Bank governor; Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, chairman of BASIC Bank; Ataur Rahman, secretary general of ICC Bangladesh; Selim RF Hussain, former managing director of BRAC Bank PLC; Hassan O Rashid, managing director and CEO of Prime Bank PLC; AKM Shahnawaj, acting managing director of Dhaka Bank PLC; Syed Ali Jowher Rizvi, managing director of Summit Alliance Port; Humaira Azam, managing director of LankaBangla Finance Limited; and Shah Md Ahsan Habib, professor of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), attended the event.

Mohammad Enamul Huque, managing director and CCRO of Standard Chartered Bangladesh; Ahmed Shaheen, additional managing director of Eastern Bank PLC; Khondkar Morshed Millat, faculty member of BIBM; Faruk Ahmed, deputy managing director and head of trade services at City Bank PLC; Syed Sazzad Haider Chowdhury, deputy managing director and chief information officer of Prime Bank PLC; Mahmudur Rahman, deputy managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC; and Shahinure Sultana, general manager of Agrani Bank PLC, were also present.