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Shams Mahmud, president of Bangladesh Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has been nominated as the chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs, International Trade Bodies, Development Partners and Strategic Partners of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).
The FBCCI board nominated Shams Mahmud for the position for the 2023-2025 term, according to a press release on Friday.
Shams is the honorary consul of FDR Ethiopia to Bangladesh. He also holds the position of Secretary General of Consular Corps in Bangladesh.
Besides, he is the vice president of Bangladesh Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the director of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), the apex body of apparel businessmen in the country. Shams is also a former president of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The members of the FBCCI Standing Committee on International Affairs, International Trade Bodies, Development Partners and Strategic Partners are mandated to work on global geographical dynamics, challenges, partnership and cooperation, harmonisation of law and rules, interest-based alignment, bilateral and multilateral membership, national interest, trade facilitations, WTO, ILO, SAPTA, etc.
Shams has been actively engaged with the private sector since 2008, when he returned to Bangladesh after completing his education in the UK and the US.
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