Online Desk  :  Taskeen Ahmed, vice-chairman of IFAD Group, has been elected as the president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for the year 2025. Besides, Razeev H Chowdhury and Md Salem Sulaiman have been elected as the senior vice president and vice president respectively for the same term, says a press release issued on Sunday.

The new board of directors took over charge at the 63rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chamber held on December 15, 2024 at the Chamber’s Auditorium at Motijheel in Dhaka, it said. The newly-elected directors for the term 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, joined his family business IFAD Group in 1999, one of the largest and renowned conglomerates in Bangladesh engaged in operations across various industries like automotive, food processing and consumer goods sector. In his 25-year career, he led several business units in IFAD Group.