Mahbubul Alam, President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has taken over as the Chairman of the Trustee Board of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) for the year 2018-19. Mr. Alam succeeds Nihad Kabir, President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI).
MCCI held the Chairmanship of BUILD in 2016 & 2017 after taking over the responsibility from Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on a rotational basis.
Mahbubul Alam is the Consul General (Designated) of The Republic of Mali and Vice-President of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is also the Vice-Chairman of Confederation of Eastern Chambers of Commerce &Industries (comprising provincial Chambers of India, Bhutan, Myanmar & Kunming of China). He is also a Director of The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry(FBCCI) and International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB).
BUILD is a public private dialogue platform and a private sector think tank sponsored by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
BUILD Trustee Board comprises of Abul Kasem Khan, President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Nihad Kabir, President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Mahbubul Alam, President of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI),
Asif Ibrahim, Founder Chairman and Adviser to the Trustee Board, Farooq Ahmed, Secretary General of MCCI, A.H.M Reazul Kabir, Secretary General of DCCI and Engr. Mohammad Farque, Secretary In-charge of CCCI. Ferdaus Ara Begum, CEO BUILD is the Member Secretary to the Trustee Board. BUILD is registered as a Trust and is overseen by its Board of Trustees, comprising nominees of the three Chambers.
BUILD features public-private dialogue between Government on the one hand and trade and industry on the other, based on research-backed inputs, to facilitate ease of business through relevant regulatory and policy reforms in Bangladesh. It also works as the bridge that connects the public and private sectors for better communication, coordination and collaboration in bringing reforms in business policies and procedures to improve the country's investment climate in Bangladesh, said a statement.
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