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Metropolis Report-
The 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh (SCB) was held at Dhaka Club. It was presided over by Md Rezaul Karim, chairman, SCB.
The meeting reviewed the performances of the Council during the last one year and the overall situation of the country were discussed in detail due to the economic losses caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine, especially the devaluation of the BD currency and the increase in the price of imported goods. The Shippers’ Council expresses its sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the worthy daughter of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu, for taking a timely and strong role to deal with this economic loss of the country.
The involvement and progress of the Council’s activities with the Asian Shippers Alliance (ASA) and Global Shippers Alliance (GSA) were also discussed. Md. Rezaul Karim, Chairman, Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh was congratulated for being re-elected as Vice Chairman of ASA for the term 2022-2024 in the Annual Meeting of SCB.
In addition, the members of the Board of Directors expressed their sincere thanks for distributing a significant amount of food items to the relief of flood-affected people in different areas of the country. In the meeting, the Chairman of Shippers Council of Bangladesh was congratulated for being included as a member in the “National Logistics Development and Coordination Committee” formed by the Prime Minister’s Office to achieve national growth targets, increase capacity in trade and investment, ensure efficient transportation of goods and overall development of logistics sector.
The Meeting unanimously confirmed the minutes of the last AGM, approved the Annual Report-2022, the Audited Balance Sheet & Statement of Accounts for the year 2021-2022 and appointed an auditor for the year 2022-2023.
Senior Vice Chairman Md. Ariful Ahsan, Vice Chairman A. K. M. Aminul Mannan (Khokon) and Directors along with a good number of members attended the meeting held on Saturday.
