Sylhet-born Mohib Chowdhury has been elected unopposed as president of the British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BBCCI), the largest organization of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom. The election results were announced on Tuesday at the BBCCI Conference Hall in London, where the election commission formally declared the new committee.

Mohib Chowdhury, originally from Kubajpur in Jagannathpur, Sunamganj, is the founding president of the London Bangla Press Club and a former editor of the weekly Naton Din newspaper. The newly elected executive committee includes Professor Dr. Sanawar Chowdhury as senior vice president, Abdul Wache Chowdhury as vice president, Musleh Ahmed as director general, Abdul Mumin as deputy director general, Abul Kalam Azad as finance director, and Mostafa Ahmed Lucky as membership director.

The new committee pledged to strengthen trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the United Kingdom and Bangladesh, continuing BBCCI’s longstanding role in promoting entrepreneurship and protecting the interests of Bangladeshi businesspeople.