Bashundhara Group Managing Director (MD) Sayem Sobhan Anvir has been re-elected as president of the Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (BAJUS).

He will lead this traditional trade organization for the second consecutive term for the next two years.

BAJUS election board chairman Alamgir Shamsul Alamin Kajal announced the result at a press briefing at BAJUS head office in the capital on Thursday (November 2).

Newly-elected BAJUS President Sayem Sobhan Anvir expressed gratitude to all gold businesses of the country for electing the new 35-member committee.

Jarwa House Managing Director Badal Chandra Roy has been elected general secretary in the new committee for 2023-25 term.

Board members and FBCCI directors Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury and Rakibul Alam Dipu, Bajus former president Dilip Kumar Roy and adviser Ruhul Amin Rasel were also present on the occasion. 

At the press briefing, Alamgir Shamsul Alamin hoped the newly elected committee will expand the jewellery industry at home and abroad.

"We are delighted to announce Sayem Sobhan Anvir as the new president of BAJUS who is also the managing director of Bashundhara Group, a leading industrial conglomerate in the country. He has proven himself as the perfect leader of jewellery industry over the years," he said.

Newly elected vice-presidents are - MA Hannan Azad of Alankar Niketan, Gulzar Ahmed of Apan Jewellers, Kazi Nazneen Islam of Amin Jewellers, Reponul Hasan of Jewellery House, Masudur Rahman of Gold World, Joynal Abedin Khokon of Rizvi Jewellers, and Shamit Ghosh Apu of Fency Diomond.

Sayem Sobhan Anvir, managing director of Arisha Jewellers, has shown a new way for the traditional trade of the country since he was elected president of BAJUS in November 2021. The jewellery industry in Bangladesh has been transformed in the years under the prudent leadership of its incumbent president.

The young business leader has been driving BAJUS to develop the local jewellery industry through countrywide activities.

Over 40,000 jewellers are now doing business maintaining standards of products in a disciplined way, as the gold traders are united under the prudent leadership of Sayem Sobhan Anvir.

Local entrepreneurs have shown the courage to set up gold industries to transform Bangladesh into a gold exporting country.