FEBRUARY 27, 2007 AT DHAKA SHERATON HOTEL

REVIVAL OF INLAND WATER TRANSPORT:

OPTIONS AND STRATEGIES

INAUGURAL CEREMONY
Time / Speaker / Remarks
9:00-9:30 / Registration and Morning Tea
9:30-9:35 / Q’uran Telawat / Common in all GoB Functions
9:35-9:40 / Welcome Address by Chairman BIWTA / Mr. Sunil Kanti Bose
9:40-9:50 / Remarks by Country Director, WB / Mr. Xian Zhu
9:50-10:00 / Opening Remarks by the Chief Guest
Secretary, Ministry of Shipping (MOS) / Mr. Sheikh Enayetullah
10:00-10:05 / Vote of Thanks
10:05-10:25 / Tea Break
TECHNICAL SESSIONS: I, II & III Moderator: Dr. M. Rahmatullah
10:25-10:45 / Technical Session- I
Revival of IWT: Options and Strategies (IWT Issues) / Mr. Jean-Noel Guillossou
10:45-11:05 / Q/A on the Presentation
11:05-11:40 / Technical Session- II
International Experiences / Mr. R. M. Nair, Mr. Arun Roy (India) & Mr. Tu (Vietnam)
11:40-12:00 / Q/A on the Presentation
12:00-12:20 / Technical Session- III
Revival of IWT: Options and Strategies (IWT Strategy) / Mr. Mohi Uz Zaman Quazi
12:20-12:40 / Q/A on the Presentations
12:40-1:40 / Lunch and Prayer Break
PANEL DISCUSSIONS Moderator: Dr. M. Rahmatullah
1:40-1:50 / Sustainable Management of IWT Network, Environmental Issues and Revival of Regional Traffic / Prof. Ainun Nishat
1:50-2:00 / Institutional Responsibilities / Prof. M. Reaz H. Khondoker
2:00-2:10 / Role of Private Sector in IWT / Mr. Nazrul Islam
2:10-2:20 / Financing IWT / Prof. Abdur Rahim
2:20-3:05 / Q/A and Discussions (Tea will be served)
3:05-3:15 / Governance Issues / Mr. Quamrul Islam Siddique
3:15-3:25 / Quality of Services / Mr. Parvez Ali Anwar Khan
3:25-3:35 / New Business Opportunities / Mr. Omar Hadi
3:35-3:45 / IWT Master Plan / Dr. Sion Haworth (Lead) & Dr. Reaz
3:45-4:30 / Question and Answers
4:30-4:50 / Summary by Moderator / Dr. Rahmatullah
4:50-5:00 / Concluding Remarks / Mr. Guang Zhe Chen, Sector Manager (Transport), World Bank