Salman F Rahman has been appointed the honorary part-time adviser to the prime minister on private sector and investment.
An official order by Prime Minister’s Office Director (administration) M Ahsan Kibria Siddique, issued on Tuesday (Jan 15), said he would carry out his duties on the prime minister's orders.
Salman, a vice-chairman of the Beximco Group which started its journey just after independence, had headed the apex trade body FBCCI in mid-90s.
The group’s business ranges from pharmaceuticals, ceramic, clothing, energy, to ICT and media. A number of companies under the group are also listed on the capital market.
He has been elected a lawmaker for the first time in 11th National Election from the Dhaka-1 constituency on the ruling party’s ticket.
Salman fought for the same seat, consisting of Dohar and Nababgabnj Upazilas on the outskirts of Dhaka, in the 2001 election on an Awami League ticket, but lost to his relative and a then BNP leader Nazmul Huda.
Before joining the Awami League, Salman lost his deposit with the Election Commission by drawing only a handful of votes in the 1996 national election as a candidate of the ‘Samriddha Bangladesh Andolan’ party he had founded. He contested for the Dhanmondi seat in Dhaka at the time.