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Saturday | September 19, 2026 | Dhaka

Business & Economy

Business & Economy

SBCCI hold 12th AGM: The 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Switzerland-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SBCCI) was held recently. Engr. Abdur Rashid presided over the AGM while Reto Renggli, ambassador of Switzerland to Bangladesh was chief guest in the event. Vice President of SBCCI Vidiya Amrit Khan (Executive Director- Tutelar Oil Services Co. Pvt Ltd) commenced the AGM with her welcome speech, where she stated that SBCCI has led the way in supporting Swiss businesses doing business in Bangladesh ever since its founding. Dr. Tarun Patwary, FCILT, country manager of Kuehne+Nagel Bangladesh, presented the treasury report of SBCCI. SBCCI Secretary General Saad Omar Fahim (Director of Clarichem Bangladesh) presented the organization’s key activities of 2022 in the AGM. According to Engineer Abdur Rashid, president of SBCCI and Country Manager of SGS Bangladesh, FDI from Swiss Companies has doubled with $77.28 million in 2022 which was $37.80 million in 2021. He requested that everyone work together to accelerate the growth of bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Switzerland. Reto Renggli, the ambassador, commended the SBCCI’s initiatives in his remarks. He emphasized expanding commercial activities more between Bangladesh and Switzerland to increase the volume of bilateral trade. Among others, the rest of the EC members who were present were Debabrata Roy Chowdhury, Julian A. Weber, Iqbal Chowdhury, Mohammad Hedayet Ullah, Marke Heeb, and Sontosh Chandra Nath.

Business & Economy

Ashim Kumar Saha, Head of Treasury & SEVP of Mercantile Bank PLC and Khairul Bashar Abu Taher Mohammed, Chief Regulatory Officer of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, signed the “Debut Trading and Ring the Bell” & “Signing of Listing Agreement” of Perpetual Bond of Tk.50.00 crore (Public Offer Portion) held at Training Academy of DSE at DSE Tower in the capital on Tuesday. Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO, Faruque Ahmed, Head of Nikunja Branch, Mohammad Tarek Parvez Khan, FVP of Mercantile Bank PLC and AGM Sattique Ahmed Shah, Chief Financial Officer, Md. Rabiul Islam, AGM of DSE along with other officials of respective organizations were present.