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State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu attends a reception organised by the Assumption University Alumni Association of Bangladesh (AUAAB) at a hotel in the capital on Thursday. Newly-appointed State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu is a business graduate from a Thai university. Makawadee Sumitmor, Thai Ambassador to Bangladesh, Sayeed Hassan, President, Ariya Islam Aree, Vice President, Zara Jabeen Mahbub, General Secretary and Munazzir Shehmat Karim, Treasurer of AUAAB, were also present at the reception.

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