President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Rizwan Rahman on behalf of the Board of Directors, members and all staff of the chamber expressed his deep condolences at the sad demise of renowned industrialist and successful business icon of Bangladesh Alhaj Anwar Hossain, Chairman of age-old Anwar Group of Industries.
Mr Hossain was also the Chairman of DCCI Foundation for long, as per a press release.
Alhaj Anwar Hossain, the former Parliamentarian from Dhaka-8 passed away on Tuesday August 17, 2021 at capital’s Lab Aid Hospital due to old-age complications.
He also successfully served DCCI as director in the term of 1976-78, 1982-83, 1984-85 and 1989-90.
During his lifetime he was the Trustee of Dhaka Improvement Trust (DIT), currently known as RAJUK in 1983-87.
He was the founder chairman of Anwar Group of Industries, The City Bank Limited, Bangladesh Finance and Investment Company Ltd and founder director of City General Insurance Company Limited.
Rizwan Rahman, President of DCCI in a statement, said that we have lost a guardian and a great iconic figure in the business arena of Bangladesh.
He also said that Anwar Hossain was an idol to the second generation entrepreneurs of the country. With his passing away, the entire business community and Dhaka Chamber has lost a maestro in this sector.
