Shippers' Council holds AGM

The 42nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) was held at the Fortune Square Convention Hall in the city on Saturday, said a press release.
Md Rezaul Karim, Chairman of the SCB, presided over the meeting.
In the meeting, one minute silence was observed to pay respect to former chairmen and members of SCB, business leaders and prominent citizens who passed away in the past one year.
The AGM reviewed, among other matters, country's trade, transport, shipping and port related problems and infrastructure development in the context of present situation. It also reviewed the performances of the council during the last one year which include measures taken for enhancing its services to the shippers i.e. exporters and importers.
The meeting also discussed its interaction with Asian Shippers' Alliance (ASA) and Global Shippers' Alliance (GSA) along with development of their various activities.
The meeting confirmed the minutes of the last AGM, passed the annual report of the board of directors for 2023, approved the audited balance sheet and statement of accounts for the year 2022-2023 and appointed auditors for the year 2023-2024 and fixed their remuneration.
Dr RM Debnath, Chairman of election board of the council, announced the names of new office bearers and directors for the term 2024 & 2025.
They are (1) Chairman Md Rezaul Karim, Proprietor, S.N. Jute International, (2) Senior Vice Chairman Md Ariful Ahsan, Chairman, Silk Container Lines Ltd, (3) Vice Chairman Ganesh Chandra Saha, Managing Partner, International Jute Traders and Directors (1) AKM Aminul Mannan (Khokon), Proprietor, East West Jute Trading Co., (2) Arzu Rahman Bhuiyan, Proprietor, Arzu Jute Traders, (3) Syed Md Bakhtiar, Chairman, Active Logistics, (4) Md Nurussafa Babu, Deputy Managing Director, Electro Mart Ltd, (5) Ziaul Islam, Partner, MS Fashions, (6) Ataur Rahman Khan, Proprietor, AR Khan & Co., (7) KM Arifuzzaman, Proprietor, King Ocean Shipping Lines, and Lokapriya Barua, Manager, MM Ispahani Limited.
The chairman urged all to extend their sincere cooperation and support to the Shippers' Council of Bangladesh.
Dipankar Talukdar, MP, Mozaffar Hossain Paltu, Chairman, Union Insurance Company Ltd, and Waliul Islam, former Secretary, along with other distinguished guests joined in the lunch after the meeting, the release added.