Syed Farhad Ahmed, managing director of Texax Resources Ltd, has been elected president of France-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Alamgir MZ Rahman, managing director and chief executive officer of Consumer Products Ltd, and Yong Ngai Chan, managing director of Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd, have also been elected vice presidents of the chamber while Humayun Rashid, director and chief executive officer of Energypac Power Generation Ltd, has been elected treasurer.
The names of the new office bearers were announced at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the chamber for the year 2005 held at Economic Department of French Embassy in Dhaka yesterday.
Outgoing president of the chamber A Qayyum Khan, also managing director of Bureau Veritas (Bivac) Bangladesh Ltd, presided over the AGM, which was also attended by French Ambassador in Dhaka Jacques-Andre Costilhes.