Md Alamgir Kabir, managing director of Crown Cement Concrete and Building Products, has recently been elected president of Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) for a two-year term.

The association also elected Md Shahidullah,

managing director of Metorcem Cement and chairman of Metrocem Group, and Zahir Uddin Ahmed, managing director of Confidence Cement, as first and second vice presidents respectively.

The election took place at the BCMA's annual general meeting in Dhaka on April 30, the association said in a statement yesterday.

Faizur Rahman Baku! of Himalaya Cement was elected treasurer. The executive members are Abdul Khaleque Pervez (Diamond Cement), Md Manwar Hossain (Anwar Cement), Md Khurshed Alam (Fresh Cement), Ashraful Amin Badal (Heidelberg Cement), PN Iyer (Insee Cement) and Saif Rahman (Seven Rings Cement).

Kabir has also been serving as additional managing director of MI Cement Factory (Crown Cement), chairman of GPH Ispat and director of Premier Cement Mills.