Alamgir Kabir re-elected as BCMA president

Md Alamgir Kabir, vice-chairman of MI Cement Factory Ltd. (Crown Cement), has been re-elected as President of Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA).

At the same time, Md Shahidullah, managing director of Metorcem Cement Ltd and chairman of Metrocem Group, and Zahir Uddin Ahmed, managing director of Confidence Cement Ltd, have been re-elected the first and second vice-president of the BCMA respectively, said a press release on Sunday.

They were re-elected at the 20th annual general meeting of the BCMA held in the association’s premises in Dhaka on Saturday.

The other members of the newly elected executive committee of the BCMA are: Treasurer Faizur Rahman Bakul (Noapara Cement) and Executive Members Abdul Khaleque Pervez (Diamond Cement), Md Manwar Hossain (Anwar Cement), Md Khurshed Alam (Unique Cement), Ashraful Amin Badal (Heidelberg Cement), Kh Kingshuk Hossain (Bashundhara Cement), Saif Rahman (Seven Rings Cement), Amirul Haque (Premier Cement), Asadul Haque Sufyani (Bengal Cement), Mahmud Hasan (Siam City Cement) and Khairul Alam (Shah Cement).

In an immediate reaction, Md. Alamgir Kabir said the Coronavirus pandemic has hit hard all the business sectors including the cement industry.

“So, working with the policy makers to flourish the cement sector as well as to keep the consumers’ interest up will be our main task,” he said.

He also said, “Around Tk 42,000 crore has been invested in this sector, and government support is necessary to keep the investment safe.”