The 8th meeting of the board of directors of Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh for the term 2024 and 2025 was held on Monday afternoon at its own office鈥檚 conference room at Dhanmondi in Dhaka under the chairmanship of Md Rezaul Karim.
The meeting approved the minutes of the previous meeting and financial statement. Besides, the board decided to participate in the upcoming annual meeting of Global Shippers鈥� Alliance and Asian Shippers鈥� Alliance (ASA) which will be held at Bali in Indonesia in November.
The delegations will be led by Md Rezaul Karim, chairman, SCB, who is also the vice-chairman of ASA. In addition, the meeting formed an election board and election appellate board for conducting the election of SCB board of directors for the term 2026 and 2027 and fixed the date, time and place of the election.
SCB senior vice-chairman Md Ariful Ahsan, vice-chairman Ganesh Chandra Saha and directors Arzu Rahman Bhuiyan, Md Nurussafa Babu, Ziaul Islam, Ataur Rahman Khan and Lokapriya Barua also attended the board meeting.
Earlier on the day, the board of SCB received a visiting delegation from IOS Partners Inc at the SCB conference room. The delegation consisted of four members, headed by Khalid Bichou, Ports and Logistics Consultant (Research and Training).
IOS Partners is an international economic development and financial advisory services firm working extensively with multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, government institutions, and the private sector.
The firm is engaged in initiatives such as the QUAD鈥檚 鈥淧orts of the Future Partnership鈥� and provides consultancy in areas including human capital development, critical infrastructure, regional competitiveness, environmental sustainability, social inclusion, health and safety, and knowledge sharing worldwide.
During the discussions, the delegation emphasised the importance of peace, security, and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, highlighting the need to modernize Bangladesh鈥檚 port infrastructure to meet future demand and strengthen its role as a regional business hub.
The Shippers鈥� Council presented its perspectives on regional trade routes and opportunities to enhance Bangladesh鈥檚 connectivity through a multimodal transportation system with neighboring markets.