Business Report :
The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) has appointed M Rashidul Hasan, managing director and CEO of Systech Digital Ltd, as its new president.
The association’s executive committee made the appointment in an emergency meeting on October 30 as the post became vacant after the resignation of its previous president, Russell T Ahmed.
Prior to the appointment, Hasan was the senior vice president, a position now filled by Md Mostafizur Rahaman Sohel. The association also selected M Asif Rahman as its new vice president for finance as the previous one in the post, Iqbal Ahmed Fakhrul Hasan, resigned at the same time along with Russel T Ahmed. BASIS made the new appointments from the current executive members for 2024-26. BASIS decided to continue operations without co-opting any external members for the executive board.
Previously, on October 20, BASIS held an automated poll seeking members’ opinions on two issues — completing constitutional reforms and holding mid-term elections to transfer power or the resignation of the entire executive committee.