Board of Trustees

Trustees

BUILD’s Board of Trustees plays an influential role in terms of transformational leadership, coherent strategy, and bringing innovative skills into the fold. Following are the incumbent trustees for the current year.

Abul Kasem Khan

Chairperson

Founding Organisations

Kamran T. Rahman

Trustee Board Member

Taskeen Ahmed

Trustee Board Member

Muhammad Anwar Pasha

Trustee Board Member

Nominated Representations from the Three Chambers

Mahbubul Alam

Trustee Board Member

Md Saiful Islam

Trustee Board Member

Secretary General of the Chambers

Farooq Ahmed

Trustee Board Member

A. K. M. Asaduzzaman Patwary

Trustee Board Member

Engr. Mohd. Farque Ahmed

Trustee Board Member

Member Secretary and Ex Officio Member

Ferdaus Ara Begum

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

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Abul Kasem Khan​

Chairperson

BUILD

Abul Kasem Khan was appointed as the Chairperson of BUILD for the tenure of 2025. Abul Kasem Khan took responsibility for the chairpersonship as per the decision of the trustee board following the concerned articles of the deed of trust of BUILD. Khan is a trustee board member nominated by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), vice chairman of A. K. Khan & Company Limited and managing director of A. K. Khan Telecom Limited.

Abul Kasem Khan was the Chairperson of BUILD for the year 2020-21. He was President of DCCI in 2010, 2017 and 2018.  He is also a Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) member. He was also a Director in Titas Gas & Distribution Co. Ltd (TGDCL), TM Bangladesh Ltd (AKTEL) and Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd (DSE). He was also a Member of NCMID (National Committee for Monitoring Implementation of Doing Business Reforms) in 2018.

Kamran T. Rahman

President

MCCI

Kamran Tanvirur Rahman is the President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for 2024. He is currently the Chairman and Managing Director of Kapna Tea Company Limited and Pubali Jute Mills Limited, and also serves as the Bangladesh Tea Association (BTA) Chairman.

An Independent Director of Advanced Chemical Industries Limited (ACI) and its subsidiaries, Kamran T. Rahman, has held significant roles within MCCI, previously serving as the Senior Vice-President and Vice-President. Additionally, he served as the President of the Bangladesh Employers’ Federation (BEF). With a global perspective, Rahman contributed as a member (Employers’ Group) of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, during the terms 2009-2012, 2012-2014, and 2014-2017. His extensive experience and leadership roles underline his commitment to local and international business environments.

Taskeen Ahmed

President

DCCI

Taskeen Ahmed is a visionary business leader whose entrepreneurial spirit has driven growth and diversification at Ifad Group, a prominent Bangladeshi conglomerate in the automotive, food processing, and consumer goods sectors. As Vice Chairman, he has transformed Ifad into one of Bangladesh’s industrial leaders through innovative strategies and pioneering initiatives, particularly within the automotive market.

Since joining Ifad Group in 1999, he has scaled vehicle sales tenfold, established Bangladesh’s largest commercial vehicle assembly facility, and introduced Royal Enfield motorcycles to the country in 2024. Taskeen also leads multiple subsidiaries, including Ifad Multi Products Limited and Ifad Information and Technology Limited. Beyond corporate contributions, he has promoted regional economic collaboration through roles such as President of the India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI). His forward-thinking leadership sets a benchmark for business excellence in Bangladesh.

Muhammad Anwar Pasha

Administrator

CCCI

Born in Chattogram, Bangladesh, in January 1972, Muhammad Anwar Pasha earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Chittagong. He is currently the Additional Divisional Commissioner (Joint Secretary) in Chattogram. He also serves as Administrator for the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and Zila Parishad, Managing Director of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA), and Director of Local Government.

His prior roles include Secretary at the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) and Director at the Bangladesh Institute of Administration and Management (BIAM). He also served as Deputy and Senior Assistant Secretary in the Local Government Division. With experience at the grassroots level, he was a Divisional Facilitator for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and an Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Magistrate in Noakhali and Barguna. He held administrative and magisterial positions in Khulna, Jessore, and Naogaon and worked at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD).

Mahbubul Alam

President

FBCCI

Mahbubul Alam has been elected as the president of the FBCCI. He is also the Chairman of M. Alam Group. Alam is a former Chairperson of BUILD, former Vice-President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Vice-President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), former Director of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice-President of the Confederation of Eastern Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Governing Board Member of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Board Member, Chittagong Development Authority (CDA), Bangladesh Railway Container Service Ltd. and Custom Excise and VAT Training Academy, Chattogram, Member of Advisory Committee of Chittagong Port Authority, Director of the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh (ICCB), Executive Board Member of the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute and also working as Consul General of the Republic of Mali.

 
 

 

 

Md Saiful Islam

Former President

MCCI

Md Saiful Islam was the president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) for the year 2023 and Trustee Board Member of BUILD in 2022-23. He is a leading entrepreneur and commercially important person since 1998, is now serving as managing director of Picard Bangladesh.Md. Saiful Islam is one of the leading businessmen/industrialists in the country having 35 years of business experience in various fields like Shipbuilding, leathergoods manufacturing, dredging and hospitality etc. He has started his business carrier in 1986 in shipping sector such as Ship-Chartering, Ship-owning, Ship-repair etc. With his intellectual ideas and hardworking he has spread his business wings to some other sectors like leather goods. In 1997, he established joint venture company (namely, PICARD Bangladesh Ltd.) in conjunction with PICARD Lederwaren GmbH Co. & KG, Germany which manufactures/exports leathergoods and getting Export Trophy for every year.

Farooq Ahmed

Secretary General

MCCI

Mr Farooq Ahmed is currently the Secretary General of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka. He is also currently serving Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF) as the Secretary General.

A. K. M. Asaduzzaman Patwary

Acting Secretary General

DCCI

Dr A. K. M. Asaduzzaman Patwary is the acting Secretary General of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). With nearly two decades of academic and professional research expertise, his focus spans macroeconomic topics, private sector development, and foreign trade. He has held key roles such as Executive Secretary for DCCI’s Research and Development and Policy Advocacy Department, Head of Research at the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), and Deputy Secretary of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB). Academically, Dr Patwary earned a PhD in Economics in Bangladesh in 2024 and completed postgraduate studies in management consultancy and international business at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC), UK.

He also has extensive experience lecturing in the UK and Bangladesh, contributing to trade analyses and articles in international journals. Dr Patwary has attended over 150 seminars and workshops on regional connectivity and WTO-related matters. He is a prolific writer and has authored numerous publications, solidifying his expertise in economic affairs and private sector innovation.

Engr. Mohd. Farque Ahmed

Secretary

CCCI

Engr. Mohd. Farque Ahmed is the Secretary of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).

Ferdaus Ara Begum

CEO and Member Secretary

BUILD

Mrs Ferdaus Ara Begum is presently working as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BUILD. She has served as the Secretary of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) — a leading and reputed Chamber in the country as well as acted as the head of the DCCI Research Cell for several years. She also worked as Executive Director of the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry and gathered experiences working with SAARC countries.

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