Salahuddin Kasem Khan, President, Bangladesh Employers

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING IN
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE & TRADE LOGISTICS
Salahuddin Kasem Khan
Managing Director & CEO
A.K. Khan & Company Ltd.
President, Bangladesh Employers’ Federation
Economic Centre of Gravity
LSE
The World in Transition
Large Economies GDP Growth - 2015
Source: World Bank
Workforce
Logistics Performance Index
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
Multimodal Transport
Ports
Inland
Waterways
Road
Rail
Air
Bangladesh – Gateway to South Asia
North Eastern
States of INDIA
CHINA
India
BANGLADESH WILL PROVIDE MARKET ACCESS TO NORTH EASTERN STATES OF INDIAN, NEPAL,
MYANMAR AND SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LONG RUN
Additional Recommendations
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Upgrading of workforce
Investments in logistics information systems
Partnerships with experienced transport & logistics players
New modes of transport such as container barges
Unified Bangladesh Industrial Development Authority
Inter-ministerial & Agency Coordination
Ministry of Aviation
& Tourism
Ministry of Roads,
Transport & Bridges
Ministry of Shipping