Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation (BHBFC) chairman Dr. Md. Salim Uddin presented a paper titled “Impact of COVID-19 on Business: The Bangladesh Perspective” in a webinar recently.
The Bureau of Business Research, Faculty of Business Administration, Chittagong University arranged the webinar, said a press release.
In the paper, Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, also chairman of the executive committee of Islami Bangladesh Limited and Professor of Accounting Department, University of Chittagong, tried to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the business landscape globally in general and in Bangladesh in particular.
He focused on unusual and abnormal global situation, global pandemic crisis due to COVID19 and its expected crisis duration including its potential impact on economy as well as business.
Md. Salim also focused on how businesses adjust to the economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19 and how long businesses expect the crisis to last for understanding the magnitude of business impact.
Professor Dr. Moazzem Husain, Chairman, Bureau of Business Research, FBA presided over the webinar while Islami Bank Ltd director and Professor Dr. Mohammad Saleh Jahur presented the paper and Professor Md. Helal Uddin Nizami took part in the discussion.
Dr. Shireen Akhter, Vice-Chancellor, University of Chittagong was invited as the chief guest on the occasion while Dr. S.M. Sohrab Uddin moderated the session. A large number of faculty members and research students participated in the webinar.