Former AmCham president Forrest Cookson dies at 92

The former FICCI chief dies while in hospital care in Dhaka

Forrest E Cookson, the former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham), has died at the age of 92.

He passed away on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka, AmCham confirmed in a statement.

Born on Apr 26, 1934, in the United States, Cookson first came to Bangladesh in the mid-1980s to contribute to a financial sector reform initiative.

He also served as a consultant to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and led the Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

He worked as a consultant to Bangladesh Bank and played a role in the Financial Sector Reform Programme during the 1990s.

Cookson earned a PhD in economics from Georgetown University in 1961 and later taught there.

AmCham in a condolence message said it "remains deeply grateful for his invaluable contributions and will remember him with profound respect”.