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GREECE-CONSUL GENERAL
DBCCI President Faruque new honorary consul general of Greece
DHAKA, Oct 20, 2018 (BSS) – President of Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (DBCCI) and also Managing Director of Giant Group Faruque Hassan
has been appointed as the honorary Consul General of Greece to Bangladesh.
Beginning his career in business background in 1982, Faruque became an
iconic business figure in the garment industry as he had been working hard
with dignity and perseverance to contribute towards the development of the
textile and RMG sector, said a DBCCI press release here today.
He served the BGMEA as elected Director for two consecutive terms (2001-
2002, 2003-2004) and as Vice President for another two consecutive terms from
2009-2010, 2011-2012 and as Senior Vice-President from September 22, 2015 to
till date.
Apart from being the President of DBCCI, Faruque has extensive experience
in serving as the Vice President of the French Chamber as well as is involved
in the German and Switzerland Chamber in Bangladesh.
He played a pivotal role in promoting sustainability across the RMG and
backward linkage industry of Bangladesh.
Faruque is the Co-chair of the Steering Committee of Partnership for
Cleaner Textile (PACT) project jointly implemented by International Finance
Corporation (IFC) and BGMEA. PACT is continuously working to reduce the water
footprint in the textile processing industries making the industry
environment friendly and sustainable.
He is also a member of the steering committee of WRG 2030 (World Bank
Group), working towards cleaner water and sanitization for the community.
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