Ardashir Kabir re-elected BEF president

Ardashir Kabir has been re-elected as the president of Bangladesh Employers' Federation (BEF) for a two-year term (2023-2025) at its 25th annual general meeting held recently.

Kabir previously served the BFE as its president and vice-president during the period of 2021-2023 and 2017-2019, said a press release.

He is a director of Kedarpur Tea Company Ltd, managing director of Sathgao Tea Estate, Laboni Corporation Ltd, a company involved in elevator and escalator business, Ironside that deals with metal trading from ship breaking, and Sathgao Agro Farms.

He was the chairman of the Bangladesh Tea Association, and a director of the Bangladesh Tea Board.

Kabir obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in history and law. He was educated at Mayo College, India, the King's School Canterbury, Cambridge University and the London School of Economics in the UK.

Tahmid Ahmed has been elected as vice-president of the federation. 

Ahmed is the director of the Bengal Glass Works Ltd. He previously served the federation as a committee member for several years.

He obtained his bachelor's degree from Dhaka College and did an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at the University of Dhaka.