Cross Party Group on Bangladesh Cross Party Group on Fair Trade 15 November 2023 1pm online and in person (CR3) Minute Present MSPs Colin Smyth MSP (CPG on Fair Trade) Foysol Choudhury MSP (CPG on Fair Trade and CPG on Bangladesh) Evelyn Tweed MSP (CPG on Bangladesh) Invited guests Mr Mohammad Ghayas Uddin, Community Crafts, Saidpur, Bangladesh Mr Mohammad Shabbir Afridi, Community Crafts, Saidpur, Bangladesh MD Rahman, Bangladesh Students’ Association Badrul Hussain, Bangladesh Students’ Association Prof Shamina Haque, Aberdeen University Business School Cllr Nurul Hoque Ali, Aberdeen City Council Pamela Abbott, Aberdeen University (online) Non-MSP Group Members Prof M Azizul Islam, Aberdeen University Business School (CPG on Bangladesh) Martin Rhodes, Scottish Fair Trade Forum (CPG Fair Trade) Kiera Williams, Scottish Fair Trade Forum (online) (CPG Fair Trade) Catherine Newman, Scottish Fair Trade Forum (CPG Fair Trade) Nduzani Zaya, Scottish Fair Trade Forum (online) (CPG Fair Trade) Karena Jarvie, Perth and Kinross Fair Trade Group (CPG Fair Trade) Russel Salton, Edinburgh Fair Trade Steering Group (CPG Fair Trade) Rachel Farey, One World Shop (CPG Fair Trade) Jane Forster, Balerno Fair Trade Group (CPG Fair Trade) Andy Ashcroft, Scottish Fair Trade Forum (online) (CPG on Fair Trade) Jeanette McIvor, Queensferry Fair Trade Group (online) (CPG on Fair Trade) Parveen Ishaq, ELREC (CPG on Bangladesh) Philippa Jeffery, Rainbow Turtle (online) (CPG on Fair Trade) Charles Sim (East Ayrshire Fair Trade Group) (CPG on Fair Trade) Yasmina Ferrigan, Hadeel/Palcrafts (online) (CPG on Fair Trade) 1 Apologies Pam Maxwell, North Ayrshire Fair Trade Group Anne Walsh, West Lothian Fair Trade Group Sarah Boyack MSP Miles Briggs MSP Mercedes Villalba MSP Agenda item 1 Colin Smyth MSP, Convenor, Cross Party Group on Fair Trade, welcomed people to the meeting including those attending online and those attending in person.