Taskeen Ahmed, vice chairman of Ifad Group, has been elected as president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) for 2025.
Besides, Razeev H Chowdhury has been elected as the senior vice president, and Md Salem Sulaiman vice president for the same term.
The new board of directors took over charge at the 63rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chamber held on Saturday at the chamber’s auditorium in capital’s Motijheel area.
The newly elected directors for 2025-2027 are Enamul Haque Patwary, Md. Mostafa Kamal, Minhaj Ahmed, Muhammad Zamsher Ali, Rasheed Mymunul Islam, and Salman Bin Rashid Shah Sayeem.
Taskeen Ahmed is currently vice chairman of Ifad Group, one of the largest and renowned conglomerates in Bangladesh engaged in operations across various industries like automotive, food processing and consumer goods sectors.
He joined his family business in 1999.
In his 25-year career, he led several business units in his Group.
In addition to that, Ahmed has made significant contributions to Bangladesh’s business community.
He has also served as president of the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IBCCI), senior vice president of Bangladesh Automobile Assemblers and Manufacturers Association (BAAMA) and director of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI).
His substantial contribution in these positions has promoted stronger economic partnerships within the regional business landscape, advancing the interests of Bangladeshi businesses in the international stage.
Newly elected senior vice president Razeev H Chowdhury is managing director of Defense Dynamics Enterprise Limited, Arco Cold Storage Limited, Watches World Limited, Microsec International Limited and Independent Director of GSP Investment Limited.
His ventures are actively engaged in trading, retail, government and defense indenting, cold storage, IT, and software development sectors.
In addition, serving DCCI as director in 2023-2024, he was also the founding President (2005) of Junior Chamber International (JCI)-Bangladesh, Dhaka South, Member of Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) and Member of Bangladesh Indenting Agents Association.
He is also an active member of Dhaka Club Ltd., Banani Club Ltd. and Uttara Club Ltd.
He completed his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) from the Huron University, USA in London.
Newly elected Vice President Md. Salem Sulaiman is managing director of Massons Polymer Corporation, Lalbagh Metal Industries Limited, Champion & Massons Limited and Proprietor of SSamsons Corporation.
His businesses are involved in indenting and sourcing international procurement, imports and distribution of variety of chemicals especially petrochemicals, rubber chemicals, food products, metal industries and domestic trading.
He served DCCI as the Director in 2024 & 2006-2008. He is also the Vice President of Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BTCCI) and an active member of Korea-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KBCCI) & Bangladesh Indenting Agents Association.
He also completed his graduation in Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
