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Metropolitan Chamber holds 118th AGM

Saiful Islam re-elected President


Published : 18 Dec 2022 08:56 PM

Md. Saiful Islam has been re-elected as the President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2023. 

The members of the Board of Directors unanimously re-elected him at the first meeting of the new Board held on Sunday, which was confirmed at the 118th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the MCCI held on Wednesday. 

A leading entrepreneur and commercially important person (CIP) since 1998, Islam is the Managing Director of Picard Bangladesh Limited. He is also the Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI). 

He was also the Ex-President of Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) during 2015-2017, 2017-2019, 2019-2020 and 2021. 

He is the Managing Director of Footsteps Bangladesh Limited, Director of Sairu Hill Resorts and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sanghavi Shoe Accessories (BD) Pvt. Ltd. 

Kamran T. Rahman has been re-elected as the Senior Vice-President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2023. 

Rahman is a leading entrepreneur in the jute and tea sectors of Bangladesh.  He is the Chairman & Managing Director of Pubali Jute Mills Limited and the Kapna Tea Company Limited. 

Habibullah N. Karim has been re-elected as the Vice-President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2023. Karim is the Managing Director & CEO of Technohaven Company Limited. 

The other Members of the Board of Directors are:

Tanvir Ahmed, Managing Director, Sheltech (Pvt.) Limited, Syed Tareque Md. Ali, Managing Director of Modern Industries (BD) Ltd; Mohammad Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank Ltd.; Tapan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Square Pharmaceuticals Limited; Uzma Chowdhury, Director of Agricultural Marketing Company Limited; Dr. Arif Dowla, Managing Director of Advanced Chemical Industries Limited; Nihad Kabir, Senior Partner of Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates; Anis A. Khan, Director of W & W Grains Corporation;. Adeeb Hossain Khan, FCA, Senior Partner of Rahman Rahman Huq; Golam Mainuddin, Chairman of British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited; Mr. Hasan Mahmood, FCA, Partner of M.J. Abedin & Co.; Syed Nasim Manzur, Managing Director of Apex Footwear Limited; and Ms. Simeen Rahman, Managing Director of Transcraft Ltd.