AmCham elects new president

American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) elected Aftab ul Islam as president for 2009-10 in its 13th annual general meeting (AGM) in Dhaka yesterday.
Islam, director and chief executive officer of ATAZ Bangladesh Ltd, started his career at a US-based multinational IT company and was previously elected as president for AmCham in 2001.
He has also been elected as a director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry for two periods -- 2005-07 and 2008-10. The government recently also appointed Islam as chairman of the SME Foundation.
Khalid Hasan, managing director of The Nielsen Company Bangladesh Ltd, was elected as vice president of AmCham at the AGM at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.