Leading figures from Bangladesh’s business and industrial sectors met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in a high-profile courtesy call at the party chairperson’s office in Gulshan on Sunday evening.
The meeting, held around 7:00 pm, brought together heads of major business chambers, trade bodies and some of the country’s largest corporate groups, underscoring growing engagement between the business community and mainstream politics.
BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the meeting.
Among those present were former FBCCI president Mir Nasir Hossain, BCI President Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury, BKMA President Mohammad Hatem, former BTMA president Matin Chowdhury, MCCI President Kamran T Rahman, BSMA President Mainul Islam Swapan, and Bankers Association of Bangladesh President Abdul Hai Sarkar.
Corporate leaders attending the meeting included Simin Rahman, Executive Member of ICC Bangladesh and CEO of Transcom Group; Matiur Rahman, Chairman of Uttara Motors Corporation; Amirul Haque, Managing Director of Sicom Group; Tapan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Square Group; Mostafa Kamal, Chairman and Managing Director of Meghna Group of Industries; Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman and CEO of PRAN-RFL Group; and Ali Hussain Akbar Ali, Chairman of BSRM.
Also present were leaders of key sectoral associations such as Mahmud Hasan Khan, President of BGMEA; Shaukat Aziz Russell, President of BTMA; Taskin Ahmed, President of DCCI; Abdul Muktadir, President of BAPI; Fazle Shamim Ehsan, President of the Bangladesh Employers Federation; and Sharif Zahir, Chairman of UCBL.
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury was also in attendance.
Although details of the discussions were not disclosed, sources said the meeting focused on the overall business climate, industrial growth, and challenges facing the private sector amid economic uncertainty.
The gathering is being seen as a significant signal of dialogue between the country’s top business leaders and the BNP leadership at a time when economic issues remain at the forefront of national debate.