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Kutubuddin Ahmed (born 21 January 1956) is a businessman from Bangladesh, and is the founder and Chairman of the Envoy Group, a company which operates many smaller business, mainly in the garment industry. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh. In 2015 he is a member of the executive committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh, and a director of the Chittagong Stock Exchange.

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Early life and education

Ahmend was born in Dhaka. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Business career

Ahmed founded his business organization “The Envoy Group” in 1984, starting with a single garment manufacturing unit, employing about 200 workers. Through expansion, by attracting investment and purchasing existing businesses, he led the company as it grew over the years into a large manufacturing and exporting group.

Ahmed completed a term as President in Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers & Exporters Association (BGMEA) in 2001 and 2002.

He received the “Arthakantha Business Award-2002” by a national financial fortnightly of Bangladesh. He served as president (2004-2005) of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, Bangladesh He received an outstanding achievement award from International Islamic University Chittagong in 2008.

In 2014, Envoy Group had grown to include manufacturers and exporters garments, textiles, Real Estate, Freight Forwarding, information technology and computer systems operations. At that time the company was employing about 20,000 people, and had received several awards, including the President's Export Trophy, and the National Export Trophy. In 2015, Ahmed was named a "commercially important person" by the government of Bangladesh.

Sports

Ahmed is a former President of both the Bangladesh Mohammedan Sporting Club, Dhaka, and the Bangladesh Badminton Federation. He was awarded 1997 “Sport Organizer of the Year” by Bangladesh Journalist Association, and received “National Sports Award 2002” for his contribution as a sports organizer in Bangladesh. In 2006 he was awarded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Trophy for “Sports and the Community”, an also Best Sports Organizer by Bangladesh Sports Writers’ Association.

In 2009, Ahmed served as the secretary-general of the Bangladesh Olympic Association. In 2014, he is a member of the Sports Environment Committee, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), and the Vice President of the International Military Sports Council (CISM).

Community activity

Ahmed formed “Saadat Smriti Sadan” charitable foundation in memory of his father Md. Saadat Ali. He established two Clinics which provide free medical treatment to the poor and distressed people. He set up a retirement home, Old-Homes for aged people over 65 years in Narshindi, Dhaka.

Ahmed funded the building of a Mosque at Nabi Nagar Thana, Comilla, and established a Technical Institute with computer accessories and sewing machinery tools in Narshindi for providing technical training. He is an advisor to the Campaign against Drug being run by the daily newspaper “Prothom Alo”, and a member of the Advisory Council of the children's organization ‘Kendriya Kochi Kacher Mela’.

References

Kutubuddin Ahmed Wikipedia