The government has selected 48 businesspersons under nine categories as commercially important persons (CIPs) for the year 2017 in recognition of their contributions to the national economy by establishing factories and creating employments.
The government issued a gazette notification to this end on September 26.
The names of the CIPs, as appeared in the gazette, are: National Council for Industrial Development (NCID) category (ex-officio): Abdul Matlub Ahmad, president, The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, president, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Rupali Haque Chowdhury, president, Foreign Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Selima Ahmad, president, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Salahuddin Kasem Khan, president, Bangladesh Employers Federation, and Mirza Nurul Ghoni Shovon, president, National Association of Small and Cottage Industries, Bangladesh.
Large industry (production) category:
Alihussain Akberali, chairman, BSRM Steels Ltd, Mohammad Ali Talukder, chairman, D&S Pretty Fashions Ltd, Mohammed Abdul Jabbar, managing director, Zinnat Fashions Ltd, Md Abdur Razzaq, director, JMI Syringe & Medical Devices Ltd, B M Shoeb, managing director, Nannu Spinning Mills Ltd, Engr. Md Shafiqur Rahman, managing director, Hams Garments Ltd, Md Parvez Rahman, managing director, BRB Cable Industries Ltd, S.A.K. Ekramuzzaman, managing director, RAK Ceramics Ltd, Mr Firoz Alam, managing director, Bengal Poly & Paper Sack Ltd, Md Badsha Mia, managing director, Badsha Textiles Ltd, Engr. Md Abu Noman Howlader, director, BBS Cables Ltd, Mr Safwan Sobhan, director, Bashundhara Paper Mills Limited, Mahreen Nasir, director, Mir Ceramic Ltd, Anjan Chowdhury, managing director, Square Food & Beverage Ltd, and Md Nasir Uddin, managing director, Universal Jeans Ltd.
Large industry (services):
Khondoker Monir Uddin, managing director, STS Holding Ltd (Apollo Hospitals Ltd), Mr Sajedul Islam, vice chairman, Navana Real Estate Ltd, Engr. Md Atiqur Rahman, managing director, The Civil Engineers Ltd, Mir Nasir Hossain, managing director, Mir Akter Hossain Ltd, and Mohammed Riyadh Ali, managing director, Intraco Refueling Stations Ltd.
Medium enterprises (production) category:
Mohammad Faizur Rahman Bhuiyan, proprietor of JAJ Bhuiyan Textile Mills, Md. Enamul Hassan Khan, chairman of Prome Agro Foods Ltd, Abdus Sobhan, managing director of Auko-Tex Ltd, Md. Mahidul Islam Khan, managing director of Citadel Apparels, Nizam Uddin Bhuiyan Liton, managing director of Madhabdi Dyeing Finishing Mills, Arif Ahmed Chowdhury, managing director of Fu-Wang Foods Ltd, Azmat Rahman, managing director of Far East Dresses, Mohammad Musa Meah, chairman of Kuliarchar Sea Foods, and ZM Golam Nabi, managing director of Basumati Distribution.
Medium enterprises (services) category:
Shafiul Islam, chairman of NAVANA Ltd, Jesmine Sultana, director of Shanta Holdings, and Khan Md. Aftabuddin, managing director of Spectra Engineers.
Small enterprises (production) category:
UM Ashek, managing director of Annesha Style Ltd, Md. Ali Hossain, managing director of Sonali Fabrics & Textile Mills, Md. Mizber Rahman, managing director of Kiam Metal Industries Ltd, Rezaul Karim, director of Amanat Shah Weaving Processing, and Syed Harun Gani, director of Hundred Glass Expo.
Small industry (services) category:
Md. Ruhul Alam Al Mahbub, managing director of Fair Distribution Limited.
Micro industries category:
Mr Abul Kalam Bhuiyan, managing director of Jamuna Meter Industries Limited, and Joshoda Jibon Debnath, managing director of Technomedia Limited.
Cottage industries category:
Adam Tamiji Haque, managing director of Haque Dry-cell Ltd, and Masuda Yesmin Urmy, proprietor of Smart Leather Products.
