Mahbubur Rahman Re-Elected As ICC Bangladesh President For Two-Year Term

🏛 Mahbubur Rahman, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of ETBL Holdings Limited, has been unanimously re-elected as the president of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)-Bangladesh for a two-year term. The board unanimously elected the leadership team for the upcoming term, according to a press release issued today.

📊 Rahman is the vice chairman of Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) and chairman of Eastland Insurance PLC. He is a former president of FBCCI and Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). The ICC Bangladesh board also elected vice presidents from the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Ha-Meem Group leadership.

🌏 ICC: Global Business Organisation

ICC, the world business organisation, has its headquarters in Paris and a physical presence in more than 170 countries, representing 45 million companies and over 1 billion workers worldwide. Globally, one in every three workers depends on ICC members for their livelihood. ICC is the only private-sector non-sovereign organisation granted permanent observer status at the General Assembly of the United Nations.

• 📜 ICC Bangladesh President: Mahbubur Rahman (re-elected, 2-year term)
• 📜 Rahman's roles: Chairman ETBL Holdings, Vice Chairman BFTI, Chairman Eastland Insurance
• 📜 Previous positions: Former president FBCCI, former president DCCI
• 🌏 ICC global presence: 170+ countries
• 👥 ICC representation: 45 million companies, 1 billion+ workers
• 🏛 ICC status: Permanent observer at UN General Assembly

🌏 Strategic Context: ICC Bangladesh's Role

For Bangladesh's international trade engagement, ICC Bangladesh plays a strategically important role as the national committee of the world's largest business organisation. ICC Bangladesh represents Bangladeshi business interests in international trade policy discussions, provides input on ICC rules and standards (including Incoterms, Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits), and facilitates engagement between Bangladeshi businesses and the global ICC network.

The re-election of Mahbubur Rahman — a seasoned business leader with experience across FBCCI, DCCI, BFTI and the insurance sector — provides continuity in ICC Bangladesh's leadership at a time when Bangladesh's international trade relations are undergoing significant transformation ahead of LDC graduation. The leadership team, including representatives from FICCI (foreign investors) and Ha-Meem Group (one of Bangladesh's largest RMG conglomerates), reflects the breadth of Bangladesh's business community representation within the ICC framework.

Under Rahman's continued leadership, ICC Bangladesh is expected to focus on trade policy advocacy, arbitration and dispute resolution services, and capacity building for Bangladeshi businesses in international trade standards and practices. The coming two-year term will coincide with Bangladesh's LDC graduation transition — making ICC Bangladesh's role in representing the private sector's interests in post-graduation trade arrangements particularly significant.