Abul Kasem Khan. Photo : Collected

DHAKA, Feb 19, 2026 (BSS) - The 39th Trustee Board Meeting of Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD) officially appointed Abul Kasem Khan as the Chairperson of BUILD for the 2026-27 tenure.

Khan, an esteemed member of the BUILD Trustee Board since 2020, assumed this leadership responsibility following a formal resolution by the Board in accordance with the relevant articles of the BUILD Deed of Trust.

Nominated by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Khan currently serves as the Vice Chairman of A.K. Khan & Company Ltd. and the Managing Director of A.K. Khan Telecom Limited. 

He served as the President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for several tenures in 2010, 2017 and 2018. 

The Trustee Board also welcomed several distinguished representatives to its membership, including Taskeen Ahmed, President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI); Kamran T. Rahman, President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI); Md. Motahar Hossan, Administrator of the Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI); Dr. AKM Asaduzzaman Patwary, Acting Secretary General, DCCI and Farooq Ahmed, Secretary General, MCCI.

As a premier public-private dialogue platform supported by DCCI, MCCI, and CCCI; BUILD has been serving as the Secretariat to the Private Sector Development Policy Coordination Committee (PSDPCC) at the Prime Minister’s Office since 2011. The organization remains committed to advancing seven thematic areas of public-private dialogue, with a primary strategic focus on trade facilitation and investment climate optimization.

The mandate of BUILD is to identify regulatory, procedural, and policy barriers affecting trade, investment, and industrial growth in the country. It conducts evidence-based research and submit policy recommendations for the benefits and competitiveness of private sector to relevant Ministries, Departments, and Regulatory Authorities. BUILD as a national PPD platform facilitates structured consultations between the government and private sector stakeholders.