ANNEX-I

INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP (IJSG)

EIGHTH SESSION OF COUNCIL

02-03 MAY 2007, IJSG HEADQUARTERS, DHAKA

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Chairman / Ms. Elisabeth Bösch Malinen
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Switzerland
House # 31/B, Road # 18
Banani, Dhaka - 1213 / Tel: 8802 8812874 – 6, 9880403
Fax: 8802 8823872
E-mail:
MEMBERS
BANGLADESH
Delegate / Mr. Md. Abdur Rashid Sarkar
Secretary
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 7167266
Fax: 8802 7168766
Alternate / Mr. Md. Fazlul Haque
Joint Secretary (Policy)
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 7169568
Fax: 8802 7160600
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Md. Atharul Islam
Chairman
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC)
Adamjee Court, (Annex)
115-120, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka – 1000 / Tel: 8802 9565514, 9553364
Fax: 8802 9567508, 9564740
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Md. Shamsul Haque
Director General (MEA)
Ministry of Foreign Affaires
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 9662915
Member / Dr. A.B.M. Abdullah
Executive Director
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC)
145, Monipuripara,IJSG Bhaban, Tejgaon
Dhaka – 1215 / Tel: 8802 914 5511
Fax: 8802 9121523
E-mail:
Member / Dr. Rabiul Amin
Deputy Chief
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 7162813
Fax: 8802 7160600
E-mail:
Member / Mrs. Rina Parveen
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 7169542
Fax:8802 7160600
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Md. Ahsanullah
Deputy Director
Department of Jute
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Karim Chamber (1st & 2nd floor)
99, Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka -1000. / Tel: 8802 9569824
Member / Mr. Faridul Islam
Assistant Chief
Ministry of Textiles & Jute
Government of People’s
Republic of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 7160227
Fax: 8802 7160600
E-mail:
INDIA
Leader / Mr. Sarvajit Chakravarti
Deputy High Commissioner
High Commission of India
House No. 2, Road No. 142
Gulshan – 1, Dhaka - 1212 / Tel: 8802 9888793
Fax: 8802 8833667
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Sudripta Roy, IAS
Joint Secretary cum Jute Commissioner
Ministry of Textiles
Government of India
Room No. 270,Udyog Bhawan
New Delhi - 110 011, India / Tel: 91 11 23061450
Fax: 91 11 23062741
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak
Deputy Jute Commissioner
Ministry of Textiles,
Government of India
CGO Complex
3rd MSO Building (4th floor)
DF Block, Salt Lake City
Kolkata - 700064, India / Tel: +91 33 2337 6971
Fax: +91 33 2337 6972
Email:
EUROPEAN UNION
Delegate / Mr. Enzo Barattini
Deputy Head of Unit
European Commission
Directorate General for Development
SC-15 4/182
200 Rue de la Loi
B 1049 Brussels, Belgium / Tel: 00 32 2 299 2636
Fax: 00 32 2 299 2980
E-mail:
Member / Mr. Charles Whiteley
First Secretary
Delegation of the European
Commission to Bangladesh
Plot 7, Road 84, Gulshan 2
Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh / Tel : 8802 8824730
Fax : 8802 8823118
E-mail:
SWITZERLAND
Delegate / Ms. Elisabeth Bösch Malinen
Deputy Head of Mission
Embassy of Switzerland
House # 31/B, Road # 18
Banani, Dhaka - 1213 / Tel: 8802 8812874 – 6, 9880403
Fax: 8802 8823872
E-mail:
OBSERVERS
INDONESIA / Mr. Hendra P. Iskandar
First Secretary (Economic Affairs)
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Plot no. 14, Road No. 53
Gulshan – 2, Dhaka - 1212 / Tel: 8802 8812260, 8812474
Fax: 8802 8825391, 8810993
E-mail:
MALAYSIA / Mr. Hamizan Hashim
First Secretary
High Commission of Malaysia
House No. 19, Road No. 6
Baridhara, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 8827759-60
Fax: 8802 8827761, 8823115
E-mail:
MOROCCO / Mr. Driss Hachaq
Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
44, UN Road , Baridhara
Dhaka / Tel: 8802 8823176
E-mail:
MYANMAR / Mr. U Tin Han
Counsellor
House No. NE(L)-3, Road No. 84
Gulshan 2, Dhaka, 1212 / Tel: 8802 9896373
Fax: 8802 8823740
E-mail:
PAKISTAN / Ms. Robina Taufiq Shah
Commercial Secretary
High Commission for Pakistan
House No. NE(C) 2, Road no. 71
Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 8811900
Fax: 8802 8813316
E-mail:
RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Mr. Ildar K. Gibadyukov
Second Secretary(Trade & Development)
Russian Embassy
House No. NE(J)9, Road No. 79
Gulshan – 2, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 8828147
Fax: 8802 8823735
E-mail:
THAILAND / Ms. Kanyarat Vongskul
Minister Councellor (Commercial)
Royal Thai Embassy
Red Crescent Concord Tower (3rd Floor)
17, Mohakhali C/A
Dhaka – 1212 / Tel: 8802 8850056-7
Fax: 8802 8850059
E-mail:
Mr. Snehasish Barua
Royal Thai Embassy
Red Crescent Concord Tower (3rd Floor)
17, Mohakhali C/A
Dhaka – 1212 / Tel: 8802 8850056-7
Fax: 8802 8850059
E-mail:
VIETNAM / Mr. Ngo Van Hoa
Ambassador
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
House no. 8 Road no. 51
Gulshan - 2
Dhaka - 1212 / Tel: 8802 8854052
Fax: 8802 8854051
E-mail:
Mr. Vo Tuan Ngoc
Second Secretary
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
House no. 8 Road no. 51
Gulshan - 2
Dhaka - 1212 / Tel: 8802 8854051
Fax: 8802 8854051
E-mail:
FAO / Mr. A.K.M. Sayedur Rahman
Programme Officer
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)
House No. 37, Road No. 8
Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka – 1205 / Tel: 8802 88118015-8
Fax: 8802 8813446
E-mail:
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA) / Mr. Puspendu Mohan Saha
Vice Chairman
Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA)
BJA Bhaban
77, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka / Tel: 8802 9567980
Fax: 8802 9552916
E-mail:
Mr. Md. Rezaul Karim
Advisor
Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA)
BJA Bhaban
77, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka / Tel: 88 01711131364
Fax: 8802 8611829
E-mail:
Mr. Sirajul Hoque Prodhan
Secretary
Bangladesh Jute Association (BJA)
BJA Bhaban
77, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka / Tel: 8802 9552916
Fax: 8802 9552916
E-mail:
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) / Mr. Md. Sadequr Rahman
Deputy Manager (Production)
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation
Adamjee Court (Annex)
115-120, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka – 1000 / Tel: 8802 9558198
Fax: 8802 9564740, 9567508
E-mail:
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) / Dr. Md. Firoze Shah Sikder
Director General
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207 / Tel: 8802 9110868
Fax: 8802 9118415
E-mail:
Mr. Md. Asaduzzaman
Director (Agriculture)
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207 / Tel: 8802 9116096
Fax: 8802 9118415
E-mail:
Mr. M. Kamal Uddin
Director (Technology)
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207 / Tel: 8802 9111658
Fax: 8802 9118415
E-mail:

Mr. Md. Abu Taher
Chief Scientific Officer
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute
Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka 1207 / Tel: 8802 9112875
Fax: 8802 9118415
E-mail:
Bangladesh Jute
Spinners Association
(BJSA) / Mr. Sabbir Yusuf
Chairman
BJSA & Managing Director
Faridpur Jute Fibres Ltd.
House no. 2, Road No. 2/A
Banani, Residential Model Town
Dhaka – 1213 / Tel: 8802 9871396, 9872231
Fax: 8802 9871381
Mr. Mahmudul Huq
Vice-Chairman, BJSA & Managing Director
Sadat Jute Industries Ltd.
South Avenue Tower (7th Floor)
7, Gulshan Avenue
Gulshan – 1, Dhaka - 1212 / Tel: 8802 9888698, 9888671
Fax: 8802 9881027
Mr. Ahmed Hossain
Deputy Managing Director
Nawab Abdul Malek Jute Mills (BD) Ltd.
9/K, Motijheel C/A
Dhaka / Tel: 8802 9551754
Fax: 9564757, 9564756
Mr. Shahidul Karim
Secretary
Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association
55, Purana Paltan, 3rd Floor
Dhaka / Tel: 8802 9551317
Fax: 8802 9562772
E-mail:
Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) / Md. Shafiqur Rahman
Director (Standards)
Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI)
Maan Bhaban
116/A, Tejgaon I/A
Dhaka – 1208 / Tel: 8802 9898115
Fax: 8802 9131581
E-mail:
Bengal Braided Rugs Ltd. / Mr. Shahedul Islam
Director
Bengal Braided Rugs Ltd.
House No.15, Road No.12
Block – F, Niketon
Gulshan - 1, Dhaka / Tel: 8802 8836015-17
Fax: 8802 8836074
E-mail:
Institute of Jute Technology (IJT) / Prof. Prabir Ray
Principal
Institute of Jute Technology
35 Ballygunge Circular Road
Kolkata 700 019, India / Tel: 00 91 33 2461-5632/ 2475 0996
Fax: 00 91 33 2461-5632
E-mail:
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) / Mr. Mohammad Fazlul huq Bhuyian
Director (MRP)
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC)
145, Monipuripara
IJSG Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215 / Tel: 8802 9145511
Fax: 8802 9121523
E-mail:
Mr. Muhammad Rezaul Haque
Director (PMI)
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC)
145, Monipuripara
IJSG Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215 / Tel: 8802 9145511
Fax: 8802 9121523
E-mail:
Mr. Md. Abdus Salam
Project Manager
Small Scale Entrepreneurship Project
Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC)
145, Monipuripara
IJSG Bhaban, Tejgaon, Dhaka - 1215 / Tel: 8802 9145511
Fax: 8802 9121523
E-mail:
Jute Spinners Ltd. / Mr. Md. Faizur Rahman Chowdhury
Vice-Chairman, PSCB & Executive Director
Jute Spinners Ltd.
House No. 98, Road No. 9A (New)
Dhanmondi R A, Dhaka-1209 / Tel: 8802 8111994
Fax: 8802 8111650
E-mail:
Mawada Traders / Mr. Syed M. Hossain
Proprietor
Mawada Traders
96/1, Moneswar Road (Ground Floor)
Zigatala, Dhaka – 1209 / Tel: 8802 9663419
Fax: 8802 8623181
E-mail:
Murlidhar Ratanlal Exports Ltd. / Mr. Sanjay Kajaria
Chairman, PSCB &
Director
Murlidhar Ratanlal Exports Ltd.
15B Hemanta Basu Sarani
Kolkata 700 001, India / Tel: 00 91 33 2248 2091/22488581
Fax: 00 91 33 2248 4104
E-mail:
International Jute Study Group (IJSG) / Mr. A.F.M. Sarwar Kamal Secretary General / Tel: 8802 9124887
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:
Mr. Md. Faruque Hossain
Finance & Administrative Officer / Tel: 8802 9125247
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:
Mr. Siddiqur Rahman Consultant (Operations) / Tel: 8802 9125581-5
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:
Dr. Latifa Binte Lutfar Operations Officer / Tel: 8802 9125581-5
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:
Mr. Dewan Sayeedul Hassan
Media & Information Officer / Tel: 8802 9125581-5
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:
Mr. Md. Fazlul Huq Project Executing Agency / Tel: 8802 9125581-5
Fax: 8802 9125248-9
E-mail:


ANNEX-II

EIGHTH SESSION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE

INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP (IJSG)

Dhaka, 02-03 May 2007

ADOPTED AGENDA

Part-1: Inaugural Session

1. Address of Welcome by Mr. A. F. M. Sarwar Kamal, Secretary General, IJSG

2. Opening of the Session and Address by H.E. Mrs. Geeteara Safiya Choudhury Hon’ble Adviser to the Caretaker Government, in-charge, Ministry of Textiles and Jute.

3. Address by Ms. Elisabeth Bosch Malinen, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland and Chairman of the Council of the IJSG.

Part-2: Business Session

A. Opening of the Session

  1. Ascertainment of quorum
  2. Adoption of agenda and organisation of work

3.  Credentials of delegates:

(a) Establishment of a Credentials Committee

(b) Report of the Credentials Committee

  1. Admission of Observers
  2. Report on membership of the Council
  3. Distribution of Votes

B.  Establishment Matters

1.  Accession to the Agreement of the IJSG

2.  Status of Associate Membership

C.  Policy Matters

1. Statement by the Secretary General

2. Statement by Members and Observers

3. Assessment of the World Jute Situation and Related Matters

4. Presentation of Country Papers on Jute Trade Information and Statistics

5. Jute Market Development and related matters

6. Consideration of Decisions/Recommendations of the Seventh Meeting of the Committee on Projects (COP)

7. Consideration of Decisions/Recommendations of the Sixth Meeting of the Private Sector Consultative Board (PSCB)

8. Work Programme of the IJSG

9. Periodic Evaluation of the IJSG Activities

10. Observation of International Year of Natural Fibers 2009.

D. Administrative and Financial Matters

1. Staffing structure of the IJSG and related issues

2. Web Site of the IJSG

3. Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Council for 2007/2008

4. Election of the Provident Fund Committee for 2007/2008

5. Announcement of contributions to the Special Account by donors

6. Financial resources of the Special Account

7. Administrative Budget of the IJSG for 2007/2008

8. Audit report for the year 2005/2006

9. Appointment of Auditors for the year 2006/2007

10. `Appointment of the next Secretary General

E. Other Business

1. Supplementary Budget of few Head and Sub-heads of the Administrative Budget of the IJSG for the year 2006/2007

2. Internship Programme at the IJSG.

F. Dates of the Ninth Session of the Council

G. Adoption of the Record of Decisions of the Session

ANNEX III

UPDATED LIST OF DOCUMENTS

C/(VII)/1 Rev.1 Revised Provisional Agenda and Notes

C/(VIII)/2 Report of the Secretary General on Membership

C/(VIII)/3 Distribution of Votes

C/(VIII)/4 Status of Associate Membership of the IJSG

C/(VIII)/5 Assessment of the World Jute Situation and Related Matters

C/(VIII)/6 Decisions/Recommendations of the Seventh Meeting of the COP

C/(VIII)/7 Decisions/Recommendations of the Sixth Meeting of the PSCB

C/(VIIII)/8 Work Programme of IJSG

C/(VIII)/9 Draft Terms Reference with an estimated budget for the External Evaluation of the IJSG Activities

C/(VIII)/10 Observation of International Year of Natural Fibres 2009.

C/(VIII)/11 Staffing Structure of the IJSG and related issues

C/(VIII)/12 An updated report on the IJSG Web Site – www.jute.org

C/(VIII)/13 Financial Resources of the Special Account

C/(VIII)/14 Administrative Budget of the IJSG for the year 2007/2008

C/(VIII)/15 Audit Report for the year 2005/2006

C/(VIII)/16 Appointment of the next Secretary General.

C/(VIII)/17 Record of Decisions of the Session

C/(VIII)/18 Report of the Session

C/(VIII)/CRP-1 Explanatory Memorandum for Supplementary Budget of few Head and Sub-head of the Administrative Budget of the IJSG for the year 2006/2007

C/(VIII)/CRP-2 Internship Programme at the IJSG

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ANNEX IV

AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL JUTE STUDY GROUP, 2001

STATUS OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE COUNCIL AS ON 25 APRIL 2007

Members Status of Accession Date

Bangladesh Definitive Acceptance 04.07.2001

India Acceptance 25.04.2002

Switzerland Acceptance 04.03.2002

European Community* Definitive Acceptance 26.04.2002

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(*) Represents all the following 27 member countries:

Austria

Belgium/Luxembourg

Bulgaria

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Estonia

Hungary

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Poland