Mr. Tasvir Ul Islam, the Chairperson and Managing Director of Quasem Lamps Ltd., is a respected member of the Bangladeshi business community and the current Honorary Consul of Austria to Bangladesh. After obtaining his B.S. (Business Studies) Degree from the United States (University of Wisconsin) and HND (Business Administration) from the UK, Mr. Islam returned to Bangladesh in 1978 to lunch his business career. Joining as a Director of Quasem Group, Mr. Islam was initially heavily involved in groups’ textile projects. As Quasem Group began to slowly move out of the textile industry, Mr. Islam became more involved in the project he had founded in 1983, Quasem Drycells Limited. Under his leadership, QDL grew from being the newest and smallest battery company in Bangladesh to the largest and most dominant, almost eliminating all local competitors. A dynamic and extremely honest businessman, Mr. Islam is well respected amongst his peers in Bangladesh for his business acumen and for his unyielding honesty.