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Abdul Hai Sarker

Abdul Hai Sarker (Bengali: আব্দুল হাই সরকার) is a Bangladeshi businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of Purbani Group,[1] one of the largest and oldest established textile conglomerates in Bangladesh, and former president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association.[2] He is the founding chairman of Dhaka Bank Limited.[3] He is a chairman of the trustee board of Independent University, Bangladesh.[4][5] He is a member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Association of Banks.[6]

Abdul Hai Sarker
আব্দুল হাই সরকার
Born (1946-12-15) 15 December 1946 (age 77)
Sirajganj
EducationMaster of Management
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationEntrepreneur
OrganizationPurbani Group
TitleChairman & CEO

Early life

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Sarker was born on 15 December 1946 in Sirajganj District, East Bengal, British India.[7][8] He finished his master's degree in management from the University of Dhaka in the year 1970,[9] and after completing his study he established his own business named Purbani Traders and involved himself with international trade and business since 1973.[7][10]

Career

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Sarker as a leader of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association hosted a delegation of Pakistan textile mill owners in Bangladesh in November 2005.[11]

Sarker was a fellow member of Liverpool-based International Cotton Association (ICA), an international accredited body of cotton in the world of which he was the associate director for consecutive 6 (six) years.[12]

Sarker opened Dhaka Bank Victory Day hockey on 31 December 2007.[13] On 30 April 2008, Sarker was elected director of the Board of Trustee of Dhaka Bank.[14]

Sarker was president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), a national trade body of yarn and fabrics manufactures for successive 2 (two) terms in 2007 to 2010.[15][16][17] He was re-elected in 2009, uncontested, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association.[18] He met Abul Maal Abdul Muhith the Finance Minister of Bangladesh to discuss issues faced by the textile industry.[19] In addition, he was the director of the Federation Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FBCCI).[20]

Sarker is chairman of the board of trustees of the Independent University, Bangladesh of both Dhaka and Chittagong.[21] Sarker also has been recently elected as the member[22] of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh. On 1 January 2010, he was recognized by the government of Bangladesh as a Commercially Import Person (CIP) which granted them a number of privileges' from the government.[23]

On 5 May 2014, Sarker was re-elected chairman of Dhaka Bank.[12] He had served as vice-chairman of Bangladesh Association of Banks.[8] He had served as the chairperson of Karim Spinning Mills Limited.[8] He is a member of International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh.[24][25] He is a founding trustee board member and member of the board of governors of Bangladesh Enterprise Institute.[26][27] He is the managing director of Karim Textile Limited, Purbani Fabrics Limited, and Shohagpur Textiles Mills.[27]

Sarker is the chairperson of Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Development (ESTCDT) Trust at Independent University, Bangladesh from 2017 to 2018,[28] where is he a founding trustee.[20]

Sarker is also one of the founders of Dhaka Bank Limited being hold the position of founder chairman[29] and also current chairman, appointed on 14 August 2020.[20] 7 December 2021, Sarker was appointed chairperson of the Trustee Board of the Independent University, Bangladesh.[7] He was re-elected chairman of Dhaka Bank on 12 July 2021.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (2010-02-23). "More textile IPOs in sight". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ^ "BTMA president reelected". The Daily Star. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ^ "Dhaka Bank observes 25th anniversary". The Daily Star. 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  4. ^ "Industrialist Abdul Hai Sarker elected new chair of IUB Board of Trustees". iub.edu.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker elected new chairman of IUB". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ^ "Executive Committee". bab-bd.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  7. ^ a b c "Abdul Hai Sarker new IUB trustee board chair". The Daily Star. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  8. ^ a b c "Board of Directors". Karim Spinning Mills Limited. Archived from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  9. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker elected as chairman of Dhaka Bank". The Daily Star. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  10. ^ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (2010-04-21). "Brakes on manufacturing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  11. ^ "Pak textile makers keen to relocate factories to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  12. ^ a b "Dhaka Bank reelects chairman". The Daily Star. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  13. ^ "Army thrash Navy in opener". The Daily Star. 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  14. ^ "New chairman, vice chairman of Dhaka Bank". The Daily Star. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  15. ^ "Gas supply crisis to slow investment in RMG". The Daily Star. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  16. ^ Mirdha, Refayet Ullah (2007-12-27). "Bangladesh may look for alternative sources if child labour issue not addressed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  17. ^ "BTMA suggests yarn import through Benapole". The Daily Star. 2010-05-11. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  18. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker has been re-elected president of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  19. ^ "BTMA points to 'crisis' in primary textile sector". The Daily Star. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  20. ^ a b c "Abdul Hai Sarker new Dhaka Bank chairman". The Daily Star. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  21. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker elected IUB Board of Trustees chairman". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Executive Board". International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
  23. ^ "39 awarded CIP status". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  24. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker – ICC Bangladesh". Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  25. ^ "Abdul Hai Sarker elected Chairman of Dhaka Bank". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  26. ^ "Abdul Hai re-elected Dhaka Bank chairman". New Age. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  27. ^ a b "BEI | Board of Governors Details". bei-bd.org. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  28. ^ "Sarker chairman, Mahmud vice-chairman of IUB Founding Trust". The Daily Star. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  29. ^ "Mr. Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman". dhakabankltd.com.
  30. ^ "Dhaka Bank reelects chairman". The Daily Star. 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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