Ashraf Ahmed, chief executive officer of Riverstone Capital Limited, has been elected new president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for 2024.
Malik Talha Ismail Bari has been elected senior vice-president and Md Junaed Ibna Ali has been re-elected vice-president of the trade body for the same term, said a press release.
The new board of directors took charge at the 62nd annual general meeting of the DCCI, held in its auditorium in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, the release also said.
The newly elected directors are Md Salem Sulaiman, Md Siaam Al-Ddin Malik, Mohammad Saifur Rahman Saif, Nayeemur Rahman and Saif Uddowlah.
Ashraf, a graduate from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, is a businessman with a long career in the financial services industry.
Malik Talha is the managing director of Unimart Ltd.
He is also the director of United Enterprises & Co Ltd, United Power Generation & Distribution Co Ltd, United Anwara Power Ltd, and IPCO.
He completed his bachelor in business management from King’s College London, United Kingdom and Masters in Finance from University of New South Wales, Australia.
Junaed is chairman of Hitech Steel & Plastic Industries (Pvt) Ltd, chairman of Zaber Steel, and proprietor of JN Corporation and Trade Land International.
He is the president of the Bangladesh Secondary Quality Tinplate Importers Association, senior vice-president of Bangladesh Dairy Farmers’ Association and Bangladesh Iron and Steel Importers Association.
He is also a director of the Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Canada Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
He completed his master’s in business administration in 2010.
