The New Nation - Internet Edition

A 21-member board of directors of the Bangladesh Indenting Agents' Association (BIAA) has been elected for 2009 and 2010.

Shabbir Ahmed Khan has been elected President while MS Siddiqui and Mirza Khorshed Alam have been elected Senior Vice President and Vice President respectively.

The election was preceded by the 27th Annual General Meeting of the BIAA held on December 24 at a hotel in Dhaka.

Presenting the Annual Report and the Audited Statement of Accounts, the outgoing President Obaidur Rahman gave an overview of the activities of the Association.

In his brief address Rahman called upon member firms to work collectively to handle the present adverse economic situation. He expressed his hope that the newly elected board of directors would put in all efforts to address the problems faced by this sector.

The incoming President Shabbir Ahmed Khan ensured the board that his team would put in hard work to bring about changes in the functioning of the association.

He promised to make this organisation a vibrant one and mentioned steps that he plans to take during his two year tenure the first being strengthening of the Secretariat.