He is the incumbent president of Bangladesh Association of Banks and a former president of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka, says a press release.

Elahi, chairman of Apex Tannery Ltd, Apex Footwear Ltd, Apex Pharma Ltd and Mutual Trust Bank Ltd, is also associated with Pioneer Insurance Ltd.

Obaidur Rahman Khan, executive director of Bangladesh Lamps Limited, has been elected new vice-president of BEF.

Other members of the committee are Jahangir Alamin of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan of BOC Bangladesh Ltd, Anjan Chowdhury of Square Toiletries Ltd, Md Fazlul Hoque of Bangladesh Knitwear Manu-facturers & Exporters Association, Md Nurul Islam of American Life Insurance Company, AKM Rafiqul Islam of Pragati Insurance Ltd, Sabrina Islam of Women Entrepreneurs Association Bangladesh, M Ali Behrouze Ispahani of Bangladesh Jute Mills Association, Ardashir Kabir of Bangladeshiyo Cha Sangsad, Syed S Kaiser Kabir of Renata Ltd, ASM Mainuddin Momen of K Rahman & Company, Rokeya Quader of Desh Garments Ltd, Faisal Samad of Bangladesh Garment Manu-facturers and Exporters Association, Dr Toufiq M Seraj of Sheltech (Pvt) Ltd and Shabbir Yusuf of Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association.