Sheikh Bashir Uddin (Bengali: শেখ বসির উদ্দিন) is a Bangladeshi businessman and the managing director of Akij-Bashir Group, an industrial conglomerate in Bangladesh.[1] He is currently serving as an adviser to the 2024 interim government of Bangladesh.[2]
Sheikh Bashir Uddin | |
|---|---|
| শেখ বসির উদ্দিন | |
| Adviser for Commerce | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | Salehuddin Ahmed |
| Adviser for Textiles and Jute | |
| Assumed office 10 November 2024 | |
| Chief Adviser | Muhammad Yunus |
| Preceded by | M Sakhawat Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Navaron, Jessore, Bangladesh |
| Parent | Sheikh Akij Uddin (father) |
| Relatives | Sheikh Afil Uddin (brother) Monirul Islam Moni |
| Occupation | Businessmen, Adviser |
Early life
editBashir Uddin was born in 1947 in the village of Navaron in Jessore District. He belonged to a Bengali Muslim family originally from the village of Madhyadanga in Phultala, Khulna District. His father, Sheikh Akij Uddin, was the founding chairman of Akij Group.
Career
editHe took oath as an advisor on 10 November 2024.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Who are the new advisers in interim govt?". Dhaka Tribune. 10 November 2024.
- ^ "Interim govt expands Advisory Council, 3 new advisers take oath". The Business Standard. 2024-11-10. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Dr Sayedur, Sheikh Bashir, Faruqui and Mahfuz Alam invited to be sworn-in -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2024-11-10.