Kamran Tanvirur Rahman has been elected as the president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2024.
The members of the Board of Directors unanimously elected him at the first meeting of the new Board held November 19, which was confirmed at the 119th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the MCCI held on Thursday, according to a press release.
Kamran is the chairman and Managing Director of Kapna Tea Company Limited and Pubali Jute Mills Limited. He is also the chairman of Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) for 2023-2025.
Kamran is an Independent director of Advanced Chemical Industries Limited (ACI) and its subsidiary companies. Mr. Rahman was the Senior Vice-President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) in 2022 and 2023. He was also the Vice-President of MCCI in 2013. He was the President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF) in 2007-2009 and 2017-2021.
Kamran Rahman was a member (Employers’ Group) of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva, Switzerland for the terms, 2009-2012, 2012-2014 and 2014-2017.
Habibullah N Karim was elected as the new senior vice-President of the MCCI for the year 2024, the release said.
Karim is the MD and CEO of Technohaven Company Limited. He was also the president of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) in 2008-2009 and 2002-2003. He was the vice-President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation in 2019-2021. He is also the immediate past Chairman of the International Blockchain Olympiad as well as the Co-founder and Coordinator of Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh, it added.
Simeen Rahman was elected as the new MCCI vice president for the year 2024.
Simeen is the Group CEO of Transcom Limited. She is a board member of all companies under Transcom Group and presides over them with operational and management control. Transcom Limited is also a stakeholder in Mediaworld Limited (Publishers of the country’s leading English language newspaper - The Daily Star), Reliance Insurance Limited, National Housing Finance PLC, IDLC Finance Limited and Pubali Bank PLC, the release also said.
Simeen Rahman is also the MD and CEO of certain Transcom subsidiaries including the Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Transcom Beverages Ltd. (Exclusive franchise of PepsiCo Beverages).