American Chamber elects new president

American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh ( AmCham) elected Aftab ul
Islam as president for 2009-10 in its 13 th 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.