The newly elected committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CIS-BCCI) has taken the charge for the term 2023-2026.

Mohammad Ali Deen has officially taken charge as the President of the new committee of the CIS-BCCI for the term 2023-2026.

The transition took place on Thursday as the outgoing Board of Directors, led by Md. Habib Ullah Dawn, handed over the responsibilities to the new board at the CIS-BCCI Office at Gulshan-1 in Dhaka.          

Director of the outgoing board and Vice President of FBCCI Rashadul Hossain Chowdhury took charge as the Senior Vice President of the new Board and Vice President of the outgoing board Jadab Debnath have taken over as Vice President of the newly elected Board.    

The new president of CIS-BCCI Mohammad Ali Deen expressed his commitment to bolster the activities of the Chamber in the upcoming days.

He said that collective efforts will drive the growth of the private sector in enhancing our export basket to CIS countries. He also urged everyone's collaboration in this journey.

Habib Ullah Dawn said the past six years were dedicated to elevating CIS-BCCI to a new height.

The strategic policy initiatives and actions have propelled the business community and the private sector forward, he added.

The new Senior Vice President of CIS-BCCI Mr. Rashadul Hossain Chowdhury and Vice President Mr. Jadab Debnath also delivered their speeches during the programme.   

A total of 17 directors were elected for the 2023-2026 Board of Directors. One President, One Senior Vice President and One Vice President are elected as office bearers among the Board of Directors.

The other Directors of the seventeen Board of Directors are Dr. Joshoda Jibon Deb Nath, Managing Director of  Technomedia Limited & Vice President of FBCCI Dilip Kumar Agarwala, Managing Director of Diamond World Ltd. & Director of FBCCI, Salma Hossain Ash, Managing Director of Rupoker Properties Ltd. & Director of FBCCI, Dr. Lokiat Ullah, Deputy Managing Director of Biopharma Ltd., Shafquat Haider, Managing Director of Ciproco Computers Ltd., Tauhida Sultana, Managing Director of Advance Homes Pvt. Ltd., Abdul Latif Sarker, Managing Director of Shafiul Moznavin Construction Ltd., Md. Khayer Mia, Managing Director of Hyacinth Group, Md. Enamul Haque, Executive Director of Concord Real Estate & Development Ltd., Md. Hasen Ali, Managing Director of Hasen Jute Industries Ltd., Mr. Md. Farukul Islam Shova, Chairman of Ahmed Trade International, Mr. Khan Md. Iqbal, Chairman & Managing Director of Alvi Group, Mr. Sudhir Chowdhury, Managing Director of Chowdhury Food & Feed Agro Industries Ltd. and Mr. Md. Razib Pervez, Proprietor of Roadmap Enterprise.    

CIS-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry works for trade expansion between Bangladesh and CIS countries including Russia.

The chamber regularly participates in SPIEF, the biggest economic conference under the initiative of the Russian government, held in St. Petersburg every year. The chamber is trying to explore the Russian and CIS market as a 3rd front of export destination after the US and EU, said a press release.