Founder CEO brings in extensive expertise. She and her team worked extensively over 20 years in public and private sector consultancy in Bangladesh and abroad with international donors and development partners such as:
The Client list is growing; as more and more satisfied clients are referring the good name of ASCEND. We give below highlights of some of our achievements:
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Inclusion of trade in the priority sector of EU and enhancing development budget by Euro 30 million in
the country strategy of 2007-14 and advised EU on use of trade related development fund and
implementation of a number of EU programs successfully |
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Initiated and concluded a number of bilateral and multilateral development programs with the aim to
facilitate integration of Bangladesh in to the world economy |
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Managed programs implemented by international organizations (UNIDO, ITC, ILO, GIZ, IFC) and a
number of foreign contractors; lead a large number of international and local experts |
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Initiated drafting of several national policy documents including National Quality Policy,
Comprehensive Trade Policy, Competition Policy, and Shipping Policy etc. |
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National strategy development on a number of sectors in collaboration with exporters, Export
Promotion Bureau and other stakeholders to promote exports |
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Conducted a number of research required by donor agencies, several ministries, chambers and
associations on sector mapping, market research, and other trade related issues |
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Institutional capacity building and establishing linkage with international institutions with local
institutions for skills development and training on textile and RMG sector |
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Support to private sector RMG industry to productivity development of up to 70% |
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Establishment, capacity building and reforms related to industry and trade related institutions |
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Establishment of an improved national quality assurance system |
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Computer based data management systems for traceabitiy, efficiency and monitoring |
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Implementation of shrimp traceability that enabled export of shrimp in export markets |
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Improvement of social compliance in shrimp and RMG sectors |
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Conducted studies to design lending structures for financial sectors related to institutional structure,
financing modality and monitoring structure to support micro, small, medium and large industries |
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Training needs assessment for capacity building of 11 business intermediary organizations |
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Implementing handholding services on 100 export oriented companies with a high rate of success in
developing export development and diversification. |
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Process and HR restructuring led to 70% growth in sales from 2011 to 2014 of a private company |
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Experienced in coordinating a large number of stakeholders, ministries and institutions. |
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Technical Assistance to implement food security projects. |
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ASCEND is currently working with international organizations and contractors with project acquisition
services. We are working with SMEs to implement IT solutions. |
