BSS-39 Jashim to take charge of FBCCI president tomorrow

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Jashim to take charge of FBCCI president tomorrow

DHAKA, May 18, 2021 (BSS) – Newly elected president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) Md Jashim Uddin will take charge tomorrow.

Earlier, Jashim Uddin, vice-president of Bengal Group, was elected unopposed as the president of the country’s apex trade body for the 2021-23 term.

Jashim, the 56-year old businessman, is also the chairman of the Bengal Commercial Bank Ltd and Desh General Insurance Company Ltd.

Apart from Jashim, Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu, a former vice-president of the federation and former president of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry, became the senior vice-president of the new FBCCI board.

MA Momen of Ink Manufacturers Association, Habib Ullah Dawn, a former president of Bangladesh Reconditioned Vehicles Importers and Dealers Association or BARVIDA, and Amin Helali of Printing Industry Association were elected vice-presidents from the Association Group of the federation.

The new vice-presidents from the Chamber Group are Aminul Haque Shamim, president of Mymensingh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, MA Razzak Khan, chairman of Minister Hi-Tech Park, and Salahuddin Alamgir of Pirojpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

All the 46 candidates for the directors’ posts were elected unopposed after two candidates withdrew nomination from each group on April 26.

The board also has 32 members selected by the government.

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