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Vol. 5 Num 153 Mon. October 25, 2004  
   
Business


New UN-Escap Business Advisory Council member
International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh President Mahbubur Rahman has been made a member of the Asian Business Advisory Council (BAC) of UN-Escap (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific).

Rahman is one of the 20 prominent business leaders selected to the BAC from countries of Asia and Pacific region, says a press release.

The purpose of BAC is to create a mechanism for injecting private sector views into the UN-Escap's work.

Rahman has served in many national, regional and international bodies in various capacities including member of the Central Executive Board of Governors of Paris-based ICC, president of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, vice-president of Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and executive board member of Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chamber of Commerce and Industry.