BAT Bangladesh recently received the 22nd ICAB National Award for Best Presented Annual Reports 2021. The company received this recognition for the 7th time since 2016.
This year, the organization achieved this prestigious award in three categories; respectively Manufacturing – First, Integrated Reporting – Joint Second and Corporate Governance Disclosures – Joint Third, reads a press release.
The accolades were given based on the independent evaluation of the review committee for Published Accounts and Reports of Council – ICAB and due recommendation of the jury board.
The award ceremony took place at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in the capital on Saturday.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi graced the occasion as the chief guest, while Professor Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury, comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh were present as the special guests.
On behalf of BAT Bangladesh, Golam Mainuddin, chairman; Mubina Asaf, head of Legal & External Affairs; Amun Mustafiz, finance director; KH Masud Siddiqui, independent director, Md Azizur Rahman, head of Public Affairs & company secretary and Kamrul Hassan Bhuiyan, assistant company secretary received the individual awards from Tipu Munshi.
As an organization, BAT Bangladesh is renowned for its benchmark governance, transparency in its entire value chain and embracing good policies to assure compliance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements, ensuring stakeholders’ interest. It should be noted that BAT Bangladesh has been operating in this country for 112 years with a vision of creating a better tomorrow for all.
(DT)