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A voice of ethical business

Star Business Report
Latifur Rahman, chairman of Transcom Group, made Bangladesh proud on the global stage by winning the Oslo Business for Peace Award.
The recognition has put Rahman in the club of exceptional business personalities like Ratan Tata, chairman of India's Tata Group, who got the award in 2010, and Jeffrey R Immelt, CEO of USA's General Electric, who won it in 2009.
"I hope the award will remain as an ideal and inspiration for Bangladesh's business community and our colleagues in the group,” he said.
"With this award, our responsibility expands. These standards have to be maintained as individuals and a business organisation.”
Rahman is defined by his phenomenal success in business, setting up new enterprises and working them up through the ladder. All his enterprises are leaders in their own spheres -- be it media, pharmaceuticals, printing, electronics or food industries.
Hanscom is the best example of adhering to ethical and responsible business practices that serve as a guideline for other businesses in the region, according to a citation by the Oslo-based Business for Peace Foundation.
Rahman also believes Bangladesh's businesses must maintain globally-accepted standards and ethics no
matter where they operate — in the USA or Norway.
‘Tn order to build sustainable businesses that bring benefits to the shareholders, employees and the larger community, it is obvious that the management has to behave in a socially responsible and ethical manner,” Rahman said.
His enterprises boast clean tax and bank loan records and are also one of the highest-payers of corporate tax, VAT and import duty in a country where many top companies are willful defaulters, and avoidance of tax is rampant.
His companies are among the best employers, complying with all the labour and industrial laws. He has set such a dream standard of business that all others try to follow him.
Rahman has always been vocal against unethical practices. As the leader of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he took a clear line opposing allowing of black money in industry.
Rahman enjoys the trust of all for his integrity, ethical standards and business acumen. The business community looks up to him for leadership and guidance, the proof of which is his holding the presidency of the Bangladesh Employers Federation for two terms.
Rahman has also led the most prestigious Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the oldest chamber body of the country, as its president.