UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICE OF
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, BANGLADESH LTD.
JULY’ 2012

NAHID RIJWAN

ID# 3-09-17-033

University of Dhaka

Department of Management Studies MBA (Evening Program) Summer, 2012 Term Paper

Course Title Course code

Corporate Governance & Diplomacy EM 557

Course Teacher Md. Mesbah Uddin Topic Term Paper: Corporate Governance Practice of British American Tobacco, Bangladesh Ltd. 29- 07- 2012

Date

Submitted by Name Nahid Rijwan Roll 3-09-17-033

CONTENTS
Topic
CHAPTER – 1 About British American Tobacco Bangladesh Business Principles of BAT, Bangladesh Standards of Business Conduct of BAT, Bangladesh: CHAPTER – 2 Corporate Governance Statement Board of Directors of BAT Bangladesh and Their Roles Relationship with Shareholders Accountability and Audit Compliance with Legal Requirements Employees Standards of Business Conduct CHAPTER -3 Corporate Social Responsibility Statement Probaho Socially Responsible Tobacco Production (SRTP) Deepto Afforestation CHAPTER - 4 Auditor’s Report to The Shareholders 16 12 12 13 14 15 6 7 9 10 10 10 11 1 2 3

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CHAPTER - 5 Comparative Analysis of Bat Bangladesh’s Corporate Governance Compliance Status of compliance with the Provisions Denoted in the Code of Corporate Governance for Bangladesh, March 2004 Status of compliance with the Conditions Imposed by the Securities & Exchange Commission's Notification 21 19 18

REFERENCES

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ANNEXURE - I

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CHAPTER – 1
About British American Tobacco Bangladesh:
British American Tobacco Bangladesh is one of the largest multinational companies in the country and has been operating for over 100 years. There are over 1,000 employees and take pride in being one of the preferred employers in Bangladesh. Responsibility to the shareholders, employees, business partners, customers and any other