Riad Mahmud elected BAPLC president

Riad Mahmud, managing director of National Polymer Industries PLC, has been elected president of the Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) for a two-year term (2026-2027).

The BAPLC, the top body representing companies listed on Bangladesh's stock exchanges, also elected Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed, managing director of Saiham Cotton Mills Ltd, as its vice-president.

Other elected members of the Executive Committee include Rokeya Quader, chairman of Desh Garments Ltd; Syed Farhad Ahmed, managing director and CEO of Aamra Networks Ltd; Md Nurun Newaz, chairman of National Credit and Commerce Bank PLC; Mohammed Younus, vice-chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC; Md Imam Shaheen, managing director and CEO of Asia Insurance PLC; Farzanah Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of Green Delta Insurance PLC; Shahriar Ahmed, chairman of Apex Spinning & Knitting Mills Ltd; Humayun Rashid, managing director and CEO of Energypac Power Generation PLC; Mohammad Shamsul Islam, managing director and CEO of National Housing Finance PLC; Zeyad Rahman, director of Delta Life Insurance Co Ltd; and Sharif Shah Jamal Raz, director of Robi Axiata PLC.

The newly elected committee will assume office on January 1, 2026, following the association's annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for December 24 this year.

The committee also includes Jafar Ahmed Patwari, chairman of Peoples Insurance Co Ltd; Md Sharif Hasan, director of Chartered Life Insurance PLC; Monirul Islam Akhand, managing director of Summit Power Ltd; Chowdhury Kamruzzaman, director of Rangpur Foundry Ltd; Md Zahedul Islam, managing director of Provati Insurance Co Ltd; Hasan Tarek, chief executive officer of Eastern Insurance Co Ltd; Uzzal Kumar Saha, managing director of GQ Ball Pen Industries Ltd; and Md Abdullah Al Emran, managing director of e-Generation PLC.