Rizwan Rahman

Rizwan Rahman, managing director of ETBL Securities & Exchange and a director of Eastland Insurance Company and daily Financial Express, has been elected president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) for 2021. 

Holding different DCCI posts since 2006 on attaining higher education from the United Kingdom, he heads several segments of ETBL Holdings, which also has a presence in dredging infrastructure, commodities trade, cold storage and furniture.

Rahman also served as a director of the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries and Bangladesh Philippines Chamber of Commerce & Industry and as vice president of Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Meanwhile, NKA Mobin, managing director of Emerging Credit Rating and a board director of state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines, was re-elected senior vice president.

A fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and Institute of Chartered Secretaries Bangladesh, Mobin is also a board member at Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, Mobil Jamuna Bangladesh and Shasha Denims.

Moreover, Monowar Hossain, proprietor of export-import firm Monowar Trading, was elected vice president.

The new board took charge at the DCCI's 59th annual general meeting yesterday, the chamber said in a statement.

The newly elected directors are Golam Zilani, Hossain A Sikder, Khairul Majid Mahmud, MA Rashid Shah Shamrat and Nasiruddin A Ferdous.