Sameer Sattar elected DCCI president

Md Sameer Sattar, head of Sattar & Co., has been elected president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for the year 2023.

In addition, S M Golam Faruk Alamgir (Arman) and Md Junayed Ibna Ali have been elected senior vice president and vice president respectively for the same term.

The new board of directors took charge at the 61st annual general meeting (AGM) of DCCI held at its auditorium on Wednesday.

The newly elected directors are Engr M A Wahab, Razeev H Chowdhury, Taskeen Ahmed, M Shafiqul Alam, FCA, Kamrul Hasan Tuhin and M Mosharrof Hossain.

Sameer Sattar is the head of Sattar & Co., a legal consultancy firm in Bangladesh that advises purely on corporate and commercial law matters and deals with local and foreign investments.

In Bangladesh, Sattar's consultancy and advisory roles primarily involve, inter alia, strategic advice on matters involving company laws, corporate governance, banking and securities laws, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions. He also provides transactional and regulatory advice in the media, communications, and technology sectors.

During his time in London, Mr Sattar worked in several leading international law firms focusing on commercial disputes and international arbitration.

Mr Sattar has worked on commercial arbitrations conducted in all major venues around the world arising out of a broad range of transactions including foreign investment, public concessions, energy, natural resources, mining and exploration, banking and financial services, international trade, construction and shareholder disputes.

He is a Barrister and an advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

He is ranked and recognised by Chambers and Partners: Asia Pacific and The Legal 500 as one of the leading corporate lawyers in Bangladesh.

He was chosen and featured in the prestigious Asian Legal Business (a Thomson Reuters publication) 40 under 40 list for the year 2020, as the first-ever and sole entrant from Bangladesh.

In 2022, Mr Sattar was also commended as one of the top 50 lawyers in Bangladesh in the A-List: Bangladesh's Top Lawyers, awarded by the Asia Business Law Journal.

He was also nominated and chosen by the US government and the European Union for their leadership programmes.

The government of Bangladesh had also designated Mr Sattar to the World Bank's panel of arbitrators and conciliators.

He is the author of many publications in the commercial and business law sector.

On the other hand, newly elected Senior Vice President S M Golam Faruk Alamgir (Arman) is the managing director of BDCOM Online Ltd.

His company is involved in ISP, data communication, vehicle tracking and fleet management, IP telephony, software development and managed services for the last 20 years.

He is the founding member of Vehicle Tracking Service Providers Association of Bangladesh.

Mr Arman is also a member of ISPAB, BASIS, BCS and e-Cab. He is also a founder Member of Bangladesh Economic Zone Investors Association (BEZIA).

Vice President Md Junaed Ibna Ali is the chairman of Hitech Steel and Plastic Industries (Pvt.) Ltd, chairman of Zaber Steel, proprietor of J N Corporation and Trade Land International.

He is engaged in various export and import businesses. His ventures are mostly involved in home appliances, steel products manufacturing and importing, hi-tech agro products, horticulture, dairy, food processing and fisheries.

Mr Ali is the president of Bangladesh Secondary Quality Tinplate Importers Association, senior vice president of Bangladesh Dairy Farmers' Association and Bangladesh Iron and Steel Importers Association.

He is also the director of Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Besides, he is the life member of Gulshan Shooting Club.

[email protected]