Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP) is an EU financed programme with the Government of Bangladesh with additional support from NORAD through UNIDO and ITC.
BQSP supports growth and poverty reduction through the growth and diversification of exports.
OBJECTIVE
BQSP supports growth and poverty reduction through the growth and diversification of exports. BQSP aims to bring quality standards and quality management in Bangladesh up to an international standard, and to increase awareness of international quality standards in the business community to support the development and diversification of exports.
PARTNERS
Implementing Organisations
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
in co-operation with
- Ministry of Industries
- Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
- Ministry of Textiles and Jute
- Ministry of Commerce
- Export Promotion Bureau
Principal participating public and private sector organisations
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Science and Information
- Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
- Consumers Association of Bangladesh
- Department of Fisheries
- Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association
- Bangladesh Textile Mills Association
- Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association
- Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association
- The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
- Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry
BENEFICIARIES
The immediate beneficiaries of the programme will be the co-operating organisations in the public and the private sector. Ultimate beneficiaries will be Bangladesh manufacturers and exporters; employees, job seekers and trainees in those industries; Bangladesh consumers; and importers and consumers in the importing countries.
The ultimate beneficiaries of programme activities will be the Small and Medium enterprises that are interested in the export markets. Other direct beneficiaries are the Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) such as the chambers of commerce or other professional associations. All tools, methodologies and approaches used in the project will be transferred to the Export Promotion Bureau as the counterpart institution for this project.
