Rokia Afzal Rahman

ICC Bangladesh Executive Board in its 52nd Meeting elected Rokia Afzal Rahman, Chairman, Arlinks Group of companies and Executive Committee Member of MCCI ( Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka) as a Vice President of ICCB, which fell vacant after the sad demise of Square Group Chairman Mr. Samson H. Chowdhury. She attended the 53rd Meeting of ICC Bangladesh Executive Board held on September 13 after her election. It may be mentioned here that Mr. Latifur Rahman, Chairman, Transcom Group continues to remain the founder Vice President of ICC Bangladesh.

Mrs. Rahman is the Chairman of Midas Financing Ltd., Mediaworld Limited (owning company of the largest English newspaper in Bangladesh The Daily Star) and a Director of Reliance Insurance, ABC Radio and Mediastar Ltd. In 1980, she went into business, setting up an agro industry and now diversified her business into insurance, media, financial institution and real estate.

Mrs. Rahman was the first woman bank manager of Bangladesh and the first woman on the board of Bangladesh Bank. She is a former President of the Bangladesh Employers Federation. She is the former Chair and currently board member of Asian University for Woman.