Motherhouse

Hi All,

This is indeed a time when We all are speechless, our heart cries with pain but don't know how to express the feeling in words. We all can see the updates of the situation but
there is nothing we can do to helpout our fellow associates. It seems Nature is marciless and we can't fight against it for our survival --- We r just helpless.

Yes !!! I am talking about the recent Earthquake, Tsunami & Neuclear disaster of Japan.
It was most shoking for me as I left Tokyo Naritat Airport at 10:45am for Dhaka. In the morning the city was soo beautiful and everything was very organized and systematic - One of the most surprising city I have ever seen in my life. However, as soon as I arrived HongKong Airport I found the CNN live broadcasting the Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami Situation --- I was shocked, speechless and depressed to see the cruel Nature messing up my dream country -- Japan. I had a mix up feeling about my departure from Japan - I was confused whether I would say I was fortunate or unfortunate. In one hand I was feeling in this crisis moment I should have been in Tokyo with my Japanes colleagues - I couldn't contact with them over phone or internet and my tension level raises; on the otherhand I was reconsidering my responsibilities in Bangladesh. I was so confused........
I could feel everyone at my home country was worried about me since they didn't know about my where about

Here in BD right after joining office on 12 March, I found every Matrighor staffs asking me the same question how is our Japanese Staffs and Customers are doing, are they safe. They we all looking for the answer why this happened in Japan. Here we are deeply shocked and sad for the Japanese people. We know that the Japanese people are the best friend of Bangladesh and have always come forward to help Bangladesh at first whenever Bangladesh fall into a problem situation. So in this crisis moment of Japan we also want to extend our maximum support to the People of Japan. We feel really worried about our Motherhouse Customers, Staffs and feel to support them by every possible mean. Though we are at a far distance from Japan and it's difficult for us to physically be present in Japan, but our souls are crying for them and we want to show our deepest condolence for the families who were affected by the Nature's ruthless anger.

We have strong belief on all the Japanese people that they will overcome this cirsis moment in very short time and God almighty will be helping them to reconstruct their country in a very short time. Our constant support will be always with u.

Plz consider my writing as an amature writer's few word from the heart. There are many things going on in my mind which I can't really express with my words.

Wishing u all a very quick recovery of the current situation and we hope Japan will again Shining in the Sky as a Winner.

----- MOIN

First of all, from all the members of Matrighor Ltd. (Motherhouse Production Unit), we would like to take the opportunity to convey our gratitude and heartful thanks to all of our customers who joined in the HIS tour and showed their interests to visit Matrighor Ltd. and Bangladesh. This was indeed a great priviledge that you have given us by visiting our production unit. HIS Tour by Motherhouse is indeed a great way of Cross Cultural Information Sharing between Japan and Bangladesh. From ourside it's really a very exciting and pleasent experience to meet the final customerso of our products; which is actually an exceptional practice in Bangladesh. This tour helped us to meet our customers face to face, exchange ideas, know each others culture and finally opened the door for us towards a life time relationship. The customers visits to Matrighor truely motivaed us for our work and and inspired us for producing better quality products. We hope that you have really enjoyed your stay in Bangladesh and the time that we all have spent together, specially the shopping at Shadarghat, making the patterns by yourselves, and finally making the Eco Bags by your own. From our part all of us at Matrighor enjoyed working with you all, though it was very hot environment for all of you and you took a lot of trouble while working here, but even then from your friendly behaviour and working effort made us felt that you were really enjoying working with us. Lastly, we would like to Thank all our customer for their interests and feelings about Motherhouse Products and Activities. We really feel proud to serve our customers and Japan market with our products. And we also believe, the HIS tour will bring both the countries people together and make a strong everlasting bond. Finally, we hope all our customers will visit Bangladesh and Matrighor Ltd. in near future to strengthen our relationship and to establish a more effective cultural relationship between the two countries. Moin

It's morining and my cell phone alarm woke me up at 8:30. I just rushed to the Hotel's window to see the Sun since I know it rises first in Japan among the other countries; Maybe it's my imagination but the Sun Shine looked bit more shinny than my country. Ha. Ha Ha -- It's funny.

Well I started towards the Motherhouse Office with Shimizu San and in my mind I was excited to see my Japanese coleagues. Also I was excited to Japan in the day light. Everything looked so clean and fresh and again systematic. We took the subway line and reached the Motherhouse Office at around 11:00 am. Here I met most my Japanese colleagues, so far I have seen them in pictures and meeting in reality was indeed a grt experience for me. I found everyone so humble and polite and welcomed me in a very cordail way. I felt like I am back to my family.

We had a corporate meeting with all our shop managers and other staffs, we exchanged our business ideas, information future vision and objectives. I discussed about the Bangladesh operation in more detail. I found all my colleagues had many questions about the BD operation; and I felt relly previlledged to answer the question and they showed really interested to know about the BD production site and how we procure the raw materials to make the final products. Also I listened to comments and suggestions from my colleagues about quality and future business potentials of our BD operation. One question from my Japanese colleague was -
" At present Japan is one of the most developed country of the world and they are the leader in technology among the world, so many Japanes young generation feel that their Job is no more interesting as everything is more and more technology based and very systemtic with very little challenge. So Sako San asked my what is my Idea for the Young Generation of Japanese people to make their Work Life more interesting and Challenging".
I thought a little while and found the answer in just one line - Go Beyond the Border of Japan. My message to the Younger Generation of Japan - please start "Think Out of the Box"; now a days the world is saying Global Village, consider the world as yours and it's ur responsibility to develop the whole world at the same level. There are many countries of the world who are still considered as under developed or least developed - You have plenty of opportunity to work and show ur potential in those countries; One big advantage the Japanese people have is they don't have any problem to visit countries and explore new opportunities. If u can see the world as yours then you will find new challenges to overcome and be successful. In my future write up I will share the story of a Japanes person who truely find his challenging life in Bangladesh and looking at him I am sure that someday he will definately become successful and famous in both Bangladesh and Japan for his wonderful efforts and contribution towards the development of Bangladesh.

Well, our meeting ends and thanks to all the Japanese staffs for the discussion and idea sharing. And now I was proposed to visit one of our Shops at Shinjuku - this was what I was really thinking in mind to see the our products in the shop display.
So we started for the shop and I was accompanied by Yamawaki San (she was a very new staff of Motherhouse and just joined on the day).

A great opportunity, I could see the trees, streets, people of Japan - everyone busy and systematic. I wish I could visit Japan in the Spring season, as I found even in winter the nature looked so beautiful and I couldn't imagine how beautiful it will look in the Spring!

We reached the Shinjuku shop and I lost my words to see the products displayed in the shop. To our products were looking spledid. Being in Bangladesh when we produced the goods they never looked so beautiful; but in the shops it felt like all the products were glowing and emitting their own beauti. Indeed I catching. I felt really proud that these goods were produced in my operation. I was met our customers at the shop and while talking to them I was thinking I should learn Japanese language immediately so that we can share our ideas, views and emotions in a better way - Thanks to all our valuable customers and I would like to convey my respect to gratitude to all of them for talking to me and giving your valuable time for me.