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Amjad Khan elected MCCI chief, Nihad vice-president

Wednesday, 15 December 2010


FE Report
Maj. Gen. Amjad Khan Chowdhury (Retd), managing director and chief executive officer, PRAN-RFL Group of Companies has been elected President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for 2011. The new executive committee of the chamber, at its first meeting held on Tuesday, elected him as the President, says a press release of the MCCI.
Mr. Chowdhury, one of the most successful business personalities in Bangladesh, has provided leadership to business community in different capacities. As a leading entrepreneur, Mr. Chowdhury has investments in light engineering, plastic & PVC pipe, milk products and processed agricultural produce, confectioneries, juices, farm equipments, etc. He is playing pioneering role in the field of agro processing industry in the country.
Meanwhile, Ms. Nihad Kabir, Bar-at-Law, Senior Partner, Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates has been elected Vice President of the MCCI. She is also a Director of BRAC Bank Limited, Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd. and Kedarpur Tea Co. Ltd.
The members of the new executive committee of the MCCI are (in alphabetical order): 1) Mr. Syed Tareque Md. Ali, Managing Director, Kushtia Cold Storage Limited, 2) Mr. Akhter Matin Chaudhury, Chairman & Managing Director, Nuvista Pharma Limited, 3) Mr. Anjan Chowdhury, Managing Director, Square Consumer Products Ltd, 4) Mr. M. Azizul Huq, Managing Director, GlaxoSmithKline Bangladesh Ltd, 5) Mr. A. K. M. Rafiqul Islam FCA, Managing Director & CEO, Pragati Insurance Limited; 6) Mr. Anis A. Khan, Managing Director & CEO, Mutual Trust Bank Limited, 7) Mr. Adeeb H. Khan FCA, Partner, Rahman Rahman Huq; 8) Mr. Golam Mainuddin, Chairman, British American Tobacco Bangladesh Company Limited, 9) Mr. Feroz Rahim, Managing Director, Rahimafrooz Batteries Limited, 10) Mr. Kamran T. Rahman, Managing Director, Pubali Jute Mills Limited and 11) Mr. Mamun Rashid, Managing Director and Citi Country Officer, Citibank N.A.