Gaffar Miazi named chairman of REHAB Social Welfare Committee

ASM Abdul Gaffar Meyazi, managing director of East Delta Holdings Ltd, has been elected chairman of the Social Welfare Committee of the Bangladesh Real Estate and Housing Association (REHAB).

He is currently serving as co-chairman-2 of the REHAB Chattogram Regional Committee.

The newly formed committee was approved by REHAB President Dr Ali Afzal and Senior Vice-President Abdur Razzak.

According to REHAB, the Social Welfare Committee will play a key role in ensuring the welfare of member developers, improving employees' benefits and implementing corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.

The committee will also work to strengthen networking and mutual cooperation among members, organise social, cultural and organisational events, provide scholarships for meritorious children of members and undertake different public welfare initiatives.

Colonel (Retd) Md Moinul Haque, managing director of Moin Real Estate Ltd, and Alhaj MA Baten Chowdhury, chairman of Orchid Properties Ltd, have been appointed co-chairmen of the committee.

The committee members are Rafique Ahmed, managing director of Kusholi Nirmata Ltd; Md Mostafizur Rahman, chairman of Ivory Builders Ltd; Md Mosharraf Hossain, managing director of Uttara Abashan Ltd; Md Monirul Islam, managing director of Pinaki Holdings Ltd; Md Shakiruzzaman Bhuiyan, managing director of Arian Developments Ltd; Shahjahan Alam, managing director of Climax Holdings Ltd; Md Barkat Ullah, managing director of Genale Homes Ltd; and Lion Md Iqbal Hossain, managing director of Nil Diganta Real Estate and Developer Ltd.

Expressing his gratitude, Gaffar Miazi said the committee's primary objective would be to ensure the welfare of REHAB members, strengthen the housing sector's social responsibility and accelerate public welfare activities.

"We will work collectively to protect the interests of our members while expanding humanitarian initiatives and taking effective measures for the welfare of people from different sections of society. With everyone's cooperation, we hope to make the Social Welfare Committee one of REHAB's most effective committees," he said.

REHAB leaders expressed hope that the newly formed committee would make a meaningful contribution to members' welfare, enhance social responsibility in the housing sector and implement humanitarian initiatives for the benefit of the wider community.