The 39th trustee board meeting of BUILD officially appointed Abul Kasem Khan as the Chairperson of BUILD for the 2026–27 tenure. Khan, an esteemed member of the BUILD trustee board since 2020, assumed this leadership responsibility following a formal resolution by the board in accordance with the relevant articles of the BUILD deed of trust.
Nominated by the DCCI, Khan currently serves as the vice chairman of A. K. Khan & Company Limited and the managing director of A. K. Khan Telecom Limited. He served as president of DCCI for three terms in 2010, 2017, and 2018.
The trustee board also welcomed several distinguished representatives to its membership, including Taskeen Ahmed, President of DCCI; Kamran T. Rahman, President of the MCCI; Md Motahar Hossan, Administrator of the CCCI; Dr A. K. M. Asaduzzaman Patwary, Acting Secretary General, DCCI; and Farooq Ahmed, Secretary General, MCCI.
As a premier PPD platform supported by DCCI, MCCI, and CCCI, BUILD has been serving as the secretariat to the PSDPCC at the Prime Minister’s Office since 2011. The organisation remains committed to advancing seven thematic areas of PPD, with a primary strategic focus on trade facilitation and optimising the investment climate. The mandate of BUILD is to identify regulatory, procedural, and policy barriers affecting trade, investment, and industrial growth in the country. It conducts evidence-based research and submits policy recommendations to relevant ministries, departments, and regulatory authorities to enhance the private sector’s competitiveness. BUILD, as a national PPD platform, facilitates structured consultations between government and private-sector stakeholders.