Late Abdur Rashid Engineer

Alhamdulillah, the late Abdur Rashid Engineer was the Founder Chairman of BiMS. He was born in Daudkandi, Cumilla, in 1937. He achieved 4th position in his matriculation exam in 1952. He completed his BSc. Engineering with distinction from Ahsanullah Engineering College, now known as BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology).

Alhamdulillah, in independent Bangladesh, Abdur Rashid Engineer became a Member of the Constituent Assembly (MCA) in 1972. In the national parliamentary election of 1973, he is believed to have defeated Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, the then Foreign Minister who later became the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Subsequently, Abdur Rashid Engineer was elected as a Member of Parliament three times. He also served as the Minister for Labour and Manpower of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. In 1987, he led the Bangladesh delegation at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention held in Geneva, Switzerland.