Economic Reporter :
Asif Ashraf, Managing Director of Urmi Garments Ltd, has been elected as director in the recently held biennial election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).
He bagged 1,108 votes from the panel of the Sammillita Parishad.
Asif Ashraf joined the family business in 1990 after completing MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Dhaka University.
With his visionary approach to ensure exponential growth of his company, he played a pivotal role in transforming Urmi from a traditional family business to a corporate group. By taking pragmatic steps he took Urmi Group ahead of its time in the industry.
Asif’s tremendous business success helped him to get the nomination from the Sammillita Parishad.
The Managing Director of Giant Group, Faruque Hassan led Sammilito Parishad, won the trade body’s biennial election, securing 24 posts of Directors out of 35.
The election was held on April 4 at the Radisson Hotel in the capital Dhaka and at the BGMEA regional office in Chittagong.
The elections for the president, seven vice-presidents and office-bearers will be held on April 16. Five vice presidents in Dhaka and two in Chattogram will be elected then. New board will take over on 20 April.
