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Monday | February 23, 2026 | Dhaka

Abul Kasem Khan appointed BUILD Chairperson

Business Desk :

Abul Kasem Khan, Vice Chairman of AK Khan and Company Ltd, has been appointed the chairperson of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) for the 2026-27 tenure.

Khan, a member of the BUILD Trustee Board since 2020, assumed this leadership responsibility following a formal resolution by the 39th Trustee Board Meeting of BUILD in accordance with the relevant articles of the BUILD Deed of Trust, according to a statement.

Nominated by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Mr Khan currently also serves as the managing director of A.K. Khan Telecom Limited.

He served as the president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for several tenures in 2010, 2017 and 2018, it added.

The Trustee Board also welcomed several distinguished representatives to its membership, including Taskeen Ahmed, President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI); Kamran T. Rahman, President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Md. MotaharHossan, Administrator of the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI); Dr. AKM AsaduzzamanPatwary, Acting Secretary General, DCCI and Farooq Ahmed, Secretary General, MCCI.

As a premier public-private dialogue platform supported by DCCI, MCCI, and CCCI; BUILD has been serving as the Secretariat to the Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC) at the Prime Minister’s Office since 2011.

The organization remains committed to advancing seven thematic areas of public-private dialogue, with a primary strategic focus on trade facilitation and investment climate optimization, added the statement.

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 for the benefits and competitiveness of private sector torelevant Ministries, Departments, and Regulatory Authorities.

BUILD, as a national PPD platform, facilitates structured consultations between the government and private sector stakeholders.