Shams Mahmud, Managing Director of Shasha Denims Ltd, has been re-elected President of the Bangladesh-Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTCCI) for the 2025–2027 term at its 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on May 10 at Gulshan Club in Dhaka.

Md Munir Hossain, Director of Vertex Group, and Hossain A Sikder, Managing Director of Kohinoor Leather Products Ltd, have been elected as Senior Vice-President and Vice-President respectively. They are joined by Tanvir Ahmed, Director – Administration at Sheltech Group, and Md Ahsanuz-zaman, Director – Finance at Spectra Hexa, for the same term.

The other newly elected directors are: Md Salem Sulaiman of Massons Group, Razzak Sattar of Utha Group, Md Ashikur Rahman of TAD Sourcing, Anowar Hossain Manik of Textown Group, Chin Phuengsabchaikul of SCG International, M K Karim Antu of Pentagon Group, Ameer Chowdhury of ABC Group, Mahmud Hasan of Siam City Cement, Sumaiya Noor Chowdhury of KN-Harbour, and Hafiz U Biplob of United HVAC Ltd.

Shams Mahmud is a leading entrepreneur in Bangladesh’s textile and readymade garments sector. He is also the Managing Director of Shasha Garments and Shasha Textiles, and Director of EOS Textiles Ltd, Track Innovative Technologies Ltd, and Fly Dhaka Airlines Ltd.

He is a former President of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI), a former Director of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), and a former Vice-President of the Bangladesh-Philippines Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BPCCI).

The BTCCI election was conducted by Md Ayub Ali, Chairman of the Election Board and former Vice-President of HTCC.