Businesses thrive defying odds
Tipu Munshi, commerce minister; Binod Chaudhary, founder of CG Corp Global; Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star; Md Miarul Haque, managing director of DHL Worldwide Express (BD), and Nurhayati Abdullah, managing director for emerging markets at DL Express, attend the 19th Bangladesh Business Awards along with this year’s winners: Abdul Muktadir, managing director and chairman of Incepta; Rupali Chowdhury, managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh; Abul Kashem Md Shirin, managing director of DBBL, and SM Khaled, managing director of Snowtex. For the first time, the leading English daily and the global logistics services company organised their flagship event through a digital platform on December 12 due to the ongoing pandemic.
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ENTERPRISE OF THE YEAR
A snowballing venture
Honesty has played a vital role for Snowtex to achieve consistent growth in apparel business. Photo: Snowtex
SM Khaled, managing director of apparel exporter Snowtex Group, has always abided by two things in life: honesty and commitment.
These virtues, in his words, prompted him to take up a seven-day walk from Dhaka to Chattogram in his teenage years with seven schooltime friends as part of an anti-smoking campaign, which eventually got him a certificate right from the then president himself.
These principles also paid great dividends later in a career in apparel manufacturing.
Honouring Business Leaders: Persevering through the pandemic
Clockwise from top left . Abdul Muktadir, managing director of Incepta Pharmaceuticals, Rupali Chowdhury, managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh, Abul Kashed Md Shirin, managing director of DBBL and SM Khaled, managing director of Snowtex pose for photograph after receiving the 19th Bangladesh Business Award. Photo: Star Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Two individuals and two companies yesterday won the prestigious Bangladesh Business Awards for creating jobs and contributions to the society and the economy.
Rupali Chowdhury, managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh, received the award in the Outstanding Woman in Business category at the 19th Bangladesh Business Awards, an initiative of DHL Express and The Daily Star.