Ms Parveen Mahmud, FCA has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 2004. Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA is the fifteenth Chairperson of UCEP Bangladesh. She is one of the senior members of the UCEP Bangladesh Association. Earlier, Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA served as the Vice-Chairperson of the UCEP Bangladesh Board of Governors (January 2009 to December 2010).

Ms Mahmud, in her varied professional career has worked on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. Ms Mahmud is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

She was the first woman President of the ICAB in 2011 and now serving third term in the Council, ICAB. She was also, the first female board member of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), the apex accounting professional body of the SAARC. She is the Chairperson of CA Female Forum- Women in Leadership Committee, ICAB and is the Vice Chairperson of the Women in Leadership Committee of SAFA.

She started her career with BRAC. In her varied professional career worked substantial time with national and international development agencies and was a practicing chartered accountant. She was Deputy Managing Director in Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). She is the Founding Managing Director (MD) of the Grameen Telecom Trust.

She sits in numerous Boards including Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), BRAC International, PKSF, RDRS, DAM Foundation for Economic Development (Dhaka Ahsania Mission), Manusher Jonnyo Foundation (MJF), Grameenphone Ltd. Ms Mahmud is the independent director of the Linde Bangladesh Ltd., Apex Footwear Ltd. and Chairperson of Shasha Denims Ltd. and Micro Industries Development and Assistance Services (MIDAS). She was the Chairperson, Acid Survivor’s Foundation and Vice Chairperson of Underprivileged Children Education Program (UCEP) - Bangladesh and is the member of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh.

Ms Mahmud was the member of National Advisory Panel for SME Development of Bangladesh and a founding board member of SME Foundation and Convenor, SME Women’s Forum. Ms Mahmud was Working Group Member, Consultative Group on Social Indicators, UNCTAD/ISAR.

She is the recipient of Joya Alokito Nari- 2018 Award from RTV, “Women at Work -2017” Award from Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and “Women of Inspiration Awards”-2017 from the Bangladesh Organization for Learning & Development (BOLD). Ms Mahmud received Begum Rokeya Shining Personality Award 2006 for women’s empowerment from Narikantha Foundation.

Ms. Uzma Chowdhury has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 2015. She is a registered CPA from the State of Texas, USA. After Completing Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas, she had worked in the accounting profession for over than 7 years in Petroleum Industry.

She served American Women’s Society for CPAs for 4 years as Secretary, at Houston Chapter. Since October 2008 she has been working as Director Finance in PRAN-RFL Group, the largest & most diversified conglomerate of the nation.

Ms. Chowdhury is currently a member of Finance & Audit Committee of the Meghna Bank Ltd. and a Committee member of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (MCCI). Ms. Chowdhury is also the Vice-Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) of UCEP Bangladesh.

She has received several international and national awards.

Professor Islam has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 1990 and currently serves as the member in UCEP Bangladesh Board of Governors (BoG). Professor Islam was the Director and Faculty member of Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka.

He has carried out various research on family planning, nutrition, female enrollment and dropout in primary school, disable children in Dhaka city etc. He serves in Boards of various organizations focusing on social services.

Mr. Mubasshar Hussain is the Managing Director and Chief Architect of Assoconsult Ltd. and many award-winning projects like Grameen Bank Complex, Proshika Head Office, Chittagong Railway Station, RDRS Complex, Koitta Proshika Training Centre were designed by his organization Architect of Assoconsult Ltd. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET).

He was the elected President of Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA). He was elected four times President of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB). He is the founding Chairman of the Global Insurance Ltd. He also served as the President of Brothers Union (Club) and Director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Freedom Fighter Architect Mubasshar was honored with the President's Medal and Honorary Membership of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his commendable service to the profession internationally. He also attended as the international Jury Member to select the architectural design of different countries of the world like Singapore, Mongolia, India. He is a popular participant in Tv Talk show on environment, architecture, sports, national politics and current issues.

Ms. Tahmina Akhtar is a professor of the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (ISWR), University of Dhaka and is now serving as the Director of this Institute. She attained her BSS & MSS degrees in Social Welfare from the University of Dhaka in 1986 and 1987 respectively. She completed her post graduate degree on Counselling and Psychotherapy from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). She received fellowship training on research methodology and was also a visiting professor at the Birmingham University in 2001.

She has published more than 40 research articles about different social and development issues in national and international journals. She is the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Council for Social Work Education (BCSWE) & the President of the Bangladesh Clinical Social Workers Association (BCSWA); the founder of the Specialized Master of Social Sciences in Clinical Social Work (CSW); and the Executive Director in Mandi Dental College, as an Advisory Member of the Bangladesh Shishu Adhicar Forum.

Mr. Shib Narayan Kairy has joined UCEP Bangladesh in the year 2020. He was the Advisor of Sajida Foundation and the Treasurer of BRAC University.

Mr. Kairy served BRAC for 35 years and upon reaching 60 years of age he retired as the Chief Financial Officer of BRAC and BRAC International. Following the completion of his M.Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, he joined the Accounts Section of BRAC in April 1982.

Throughout his outstanding career with BRAC, Mr. Kairy rose from the position of Accounts Assistant to become the Chief Financial Officer, a role he has carried out with distinction for close to a decade. He has been an essential and integral part of BRAC, contributing directly to many of the organization’s successes over the last three and a half decades. Under his leadership, BRAC has also been repeatedly recognized for the transparency of its financial reporting. BRAC received the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) National Award for Best Published Accounts and Reports for the years consecutively from 2004 to 2015.

Ms. Zahida Ispahani is the Director of M. M. Ispahani Limited and Ispahani Tea Limited. She is an Honorary Adviser of the Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital since 2001. She started her career as an educationalist. She served as a Secretary for six years at the United Nations Women’s Association in Bangladesh. She was the Founder Secretary and President for two terms at the SAARC Women Association in Bangladesh. She is the spouse of Late Mr. Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani the Chairperson of M M Ispahani group.

She is a philanthropist, serving several orphanages, social and community trusts and organizations. Ms. Zahida Ispahani is a graduate in Economics from the University of Punjab, Pakistan.

Professor Islam has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 1990 and currently serves as the member in UCEP Bangladesh Board of Governors (BoG). Professor Islam was the Director and Faculty member of Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka.

He has carried out various research on family planning, nutrition, female enrollment and dropout in primary school, disable children in Dhaka city etc. He serves in Boards of various organizations focusing on social services.

Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan is a pioneer industrialist and development thinker in Bangladesh. He is currently the Chairman, E.C. of Board of A.K.Khan & Company Ltd., Chairman of Coats (Bangladesh) Ltd. a joint venture with Coats U.K, Chairman of A.K.Khan Jute Mills and Director of Bengal Fisheries Ltd. He is also the Vice Chairman of A.K.Khan Penfabric Company Ltd. joint ventures with Penfabric Malaysia of Malaysia and subsidiary of Toray, Japan. He is the Former Chairman of AKTEL, Bangladesh. Mr. Khan was appointed as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, Chittagong by the President of Turkey in 1984.

Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan has completed his graduated from the University of Punjab. Later on, he did his post-graduation in Legal Studies in London.

Mr. Alam has been associated with UCEP since 1992. He has been a Member of UCEP BoG for a number of times. He is a Chartered Accountant qualified in the UK and has a post-graduation in Economics and Social Science from the London School of Economics. He is the former Chairman of IDLC, former Managing Director of IPDC and former Vice President of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Matin Chowdhury was the former of UCEP Bangladesh and he has been associated with UCEP since 1997. He is also the Chairman of ESTCDT (the founding trust of IUB), a Member of the National Council of DAB, past Chairman of BTMA, board Member of BLAST, founder Member of BoG of BEI and Chairman of NHN. He is the Managing Director of New Asia Ltd., Rahim Textile Mills Ltd., Malek Spinning Mills Ltd., Knit Asia Ltd. and the Chairman of Titas Spinning & Denim Co. Ltd. and JM Fabrics Ltd.

Mr. Siddiqui has been associated with UCEP since 1999. A. Q. Siddiqui is an M.A in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Siddiqui, a renowned banker of Bangladesh has completed his education in home & abroad. He worked in a number of local & international financial organisation. Mr. Siddiqui was the Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. He was the Country Chief Representative of Habib Bank AG Zurich an International Bank incorporated in Switzerland. He was the Managing Director of Sonali Bank Ltd., Agrani Bank Ltd. and also the Dy. Managing Director of Janata Bank Ltd. He was also the Managing Director of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) and Director of BRAC.

Mr. M. Mokammel Haque is an honorable Member of UCEP Association and former Chairperson of the Board of Governors. Mr. Haque was an independent director of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited. He also served as the Chairman of Janata Insurance Company Limited. He was also a director of Rupali Bank Limited. Mr. Haque served the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Land, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Health as a secretary. He also served the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) as vice-chairman, the Board of Investment (BOI) as executive chairman, and the Programming and Socio-Economic Infrastructure Division, Planning Commission, as a member. Currently, he is the chairman of the Kabi Mozammel Haque Foundation.

Dr. Ubaidur Rob is the Country Director of the Population Council Bangladesh Office in Dhaka. He holds a Ph.D. in Population Planning from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MS degree from University of London and MSc from Chittagong University. His areas of expertise include project development, implementation, and evaluation; dissemination and utilization of research findings; conducting in-depth surveys and consultation on program development, monitoring, and evaluation. Dr. Rob was the Chairperson of UCEP Board of Governors from 2009 to 2012.

Ms Parveen Mahmud, FCA has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 2004. Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA is the fifteenth Chairperson of UCEP Bangladesh. She is one of the senior members of the UCEP Bangladesh Association. Earlier, Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA served as the Vice-Chairperson of the UCEP Bangladesh Board of Governors (January 2009 to December 2010).

Ms Mahmud, in her varied professional career has worked on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. Ms Mahmud is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

She was the first woman President of the ICAB in 2011 and now serving third term in the Council, ICAB. She was also, the first female board member of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), the apex accounting professional body of the SAARC. She is the Chairperson of CA Female Forum- Women in Leadership Committee, ICAB and is the Vice Chairperson of the Women in Leadership Committee of SAFA.

She started her career with BRAC. In her varied professional career worked substantial time with national and international development agencies and was a practicing chartered accountant. She was Deputy Managing Director in Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). She is the Founding Managing Director (MD) of the Grameen Telecom Trust.

She sits in numerous Boards including Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), BRAC International, PKSF, RDRS, DAM Foundation for Economic Development (Dhaka Ahsania Mission), Manusher Jonnyo Foundation (MJF), Grameenphone Ltd. Ms Mahmud is the independent director of the Linde Bangladesh Ltd., Apex Footwear Ltd. and Chairperson of Shasha Denims Ltd. and Micro Industries Development and Assistance Services (MIDAS). She was the Chairperson, Acid Survivor’s Foundation and Vice Chairperson of Underprivileged Children Education Program (UCEP) - Bangladesh and is the member of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh.

Ms Mahmud was the member of National Advisory Panel for SME Development of Bangladesh and a founding board member of SME Foundation and Convenor, SME Women’s Forum. Ms Mahmud was Working Group Member, Consultative Group on Social Indicators, UNCTAD/ISAR.

She is the recipient of Joya Alokito Nari- 2018 Award from RTV, “Women at Work -2017” Award from Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and “Women of Inspiration Awards”-2017 from the Bangladesh Organization for Learning & Development (BOLD). Ms Mahmud received Begum Rokeya Shining Personality Award 2006 for women’s empowerment from Narikantha Foundation.

Mr. Bhowmik joined UCEP in the year of 2006. He is the Managing Director of Shatarupa Group. He was UCEP Board Member for 2 times, from 2009 to 2010 and then again from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Bhowmik is the Chairman of Dhaka Progressive Lions Eye Hospital. He is also the Chairman of UCEP Associate Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd (UAMCSL). Currently, he serves as the board or council members of various organizations.

Dr. Mehtab Khanam is an honorable Member of UCEP Association. She is a renowned Psychologist of Bangladesh. At present, she is an Honorary Professor of the Department of Psychology and a Faculty of Biological Sciences at University of Dhaka. She completed her B.Sc and M. Sc. (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), and pursued Ph.D. from Delhi University, India.

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder is a prominent politician, industrialist, businessman, and former Member of Parliament. He was the former chairman of the board of directors of Pubali Bank Limited and former Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BRCS). Mr. Mazumder is associated with many social welfare activities. He contributed to the education sector by establishing 'Hafiz Majumder Education Trust'. The trust provides financial assistance to build new schools and colleges as well as improve the quality of education in Sylhet. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pubali Bank Limited and the former chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.

Ms. Laila Rahman Kabir is a well-known tea planter in Bangladesh. She studied agricultural botany at the University of Durham, U. K. She is the Managing Director of Kedarpur Tea Co. Kabir is an active member of the Bangladeshiyo Cha Sangsad (the Association of Tea Planters of Bangladesh).

Mr. Mikhail I. Islam is an honorable Member of UCEP Association. He is the Managing Director of I-K Properties and I-K Foundation and Executive Director of Chittagong Skills Development Centre (CSDC).

Mr. Khasru is the Founder and CEO of Genesis Technology Group (GTG). He is also the founder of X-Net Ltd. He was UCEP Board Members for two times, from 2011 to 2012 and again from 2013 to 2014.

Ms. Zaman has been associated with UCEP since 2012. Ms. Zaman is the CEO of CSR Center-Bangladesh. She is an economist and has over 20 years of development sector experience with international organizations including Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), Ashoka Foundation, CIDA, Actionaid, UNDP, DFID and others.

Mrs. Islam has been associated with UCEP since 2012. Mrs. Islam is the Managing Director of Lily Apparels Ltd. and Director of Concorde Garments Ltd. She is the Chairperson of SABAH Bangladesh. She was the President of SAARC Women’s Association, the President of Women Entrepreneurs Association, and the Vice-President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation.

Mr. Afzal is an honorable Member of UCEP Association. He received his BSc (Hons) degree in chemistry and Management from King’s College, London, and a postgraduate Diploma in Law from SouthBank University in 1994. He is enrolled as an Advocate of the High court Division of the supreme court of Bangladesh in 2001. Before joining chambers Mr. Afzal worked for the civil Litigation Department of Price Waterhouse in London.

Mr. Ahmed has been associated with UCEP since 2015 and currently serves as the member in the BoG. He is the chairperson of Population Services and Training Center, Chairman of PSTC Enterprise Ltd. and associated with different educational institutions. He has over 40 years of work experience in development sector with national NGO, INGOs and in donor agency in Bangladesh and in the Asia regional countries. His expertise is in public health and in NGO management.

Farah Kabir is an activist on women's rights, gender equity, climate justice and child rights for a long time. At present, she is working as the Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh. She received the Nawab Ali Chowdhury National Award 2012 for her significant contribution in women's empowerment in Bangladesh. She is working as the Chair of the Global Board of GNDR. Farah Kabir is a member of Napier University, Edinburgh Scotland; Board of Trustees for Zero Tolerance, Scotland; Climate Action Network, South Asia; Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), Education Watch and Funding Committee of Civil Society Education Fund (CSEF). As a newscaster on both National Television and Radio for a long time, Farah built an association with the media. She is an honorable association member of UCEP Bangladesh.

Rubana Ahmed has been associated with UCEP since 2015. Rubana is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics & Social Sciences at BRAC University. With her background in Public Policy and Political Economy, she is also teaching at the Bangladesh Institute of Governance & Management. Over the years, Dr. Rubana has also worked with various other research institutes

Mr. Md Nazrul Islam Khan is an honorable Member of Association and Retired Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He was the former national project Director of the Access to Information Programme to the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr.Nazrul held an excellent academic record and he took up various innovative projects and initiatives for building digital Bangladesh.

Mr. Wahid Malek is a very progressive-minded personality, who served as a volunteer in many social organizations. Wahid Malek is a Managing Editor of Dainik AZADI. Mr. Wahid has served as a volunteer in many social organizations. He has also undertaking to maintain Chittagong SHORT activities as a Co-Founder & Mentor of this CSR project.

Ms. Uzma Chowdhury has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 2015. She is a registered CPA from the State of Texas, USA. After Completing Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas, she had worked in the accounting profession for over than 7 years in Petroleum Industry.

She served American Women’s Society for CPAs for 4 years as Secretary, at Houston Chapter. Since October 2008 she has been working as Director Finance in PRAN-RFL Group, the largest & most diversified conglomerate of the nation.

Ms. Chowdhury is currently a member of Finance & Audit Committee of the Meghna Bank Ltd. and a Committee member of Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industries (MCCI). Ms. Chowdhury is also the Vice-Chairperson of the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC) of UCEP Bangladesh.

She has received several international and national awards.

Mohammad Kaykobad is a prominent computer scientist, educator, author, and columnist of Bangladesh. He is an Expert Member of the Selection Boards of Jahangirnagar, Shahjalal, Khulna, North-South, and other Universities. He also serves as an adviser to different computerization projects of national interest. He was a professor of computer science and engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Currently, he is a faculty member of computer science and engineering at Brac University. Mr. Kaykobad did his M.S. in Engineering at the Institute of Marine Engineers, Odessa, Ukraine, 1979. He did his M.Engn in computer applications technology at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 1982. He did his Ph.D. at the Flinders University of South Australia in 1986.

Mr. Md. Rafiquzzaman is an honorable Member of UCEP Association. Mr. Rafiquzzaman has served in the government sector for at least 36 years. He joined in Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) cadre as an Assistant Commissioner in 1983. He worked as the Director General at the National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) and the Chief Executive of BCTI under the Ministry of Information. He was also the Secretary of Information Commission of Bangladesh. He was Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Joint Secretary in Education Ministry, Director General in the Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE) under the ministry Primary of Mass Education, Deputy Secretary in Finance Division, etc. He did his B.Sc. (Bachelor degree) and M.Sc. (Master degree) in physics from Dhaka University.

Mr. Shyamal Kanti Ghosh was the former secretary of Ministry of Agriculture. Also he was the Director General of DPE (Directorate of Primary Education). He is an honorable association member of UCEP Bangladesh.

Mr. Mubasshar Hussain is the Managing Director and Chief Architect of Assoconsult Ltd. and many award-winning projects like Grameen Bank Complex, Proshika Head Office, Chittagong Railway Station, RDRS Complex, Koitta Proshika Training Centre were designed by his organization Architect of Assoconsult Ltd. He completed his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET).

He was the elected President of Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA). He was elected four times President of the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB). He is the founding Chairman of the Global Insurance Ltd. He also served as the President of Brothers Union (Club) and Director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Freedom Fighter Architect Mubasshar was honored with the President's Medal and Honorary Membership of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for his commendable service to the profession internationally. He also attended as the international Jury Member to select the architectural design of different countries of the world like Singapore, Mongolia, India. He is a popular participant in Tv Talk show on environment, architecture, sports, national politics and current issues.

Ms. Tahmina Akhtar is a professor of the Institute of Social Welfare and Research (ISWR), University of Dhaka and is now serving as the Director of this Institute. She attained her BSS & MSS degrees in Social Welfare from the University of Dhaka in 1986 and 1987 respectively. She completed her post graduate degree on Counselling and Psychotherapy from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). She received fellowship training on research methodology and was also a visiting professor at the Birmingham University in 2001.

She has published more than 40 research articles about different social and development issues in national and international journals. She is the Secretary General of the Bangladesh Council for Social Work Education (BCSWE) & the President of the Bangladesh Clinical Social Workers Association (BCSWA); the founder of the Specialized Master of Social Sciences in Clinical Social Work (CSW); and the Executive Director in Mandi Dental College, as an Advisory Member of the Bangladesh Shishu Adhicar Forum.

Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid is a respected Member of the UCEP Association. A postgraduate from the University of Dhaka. He did his Ph.D. in Social Science. Mr. Mazid started his career with Bangladesh Bank and joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as BCS Audit and Accounts cadre in 1981. He was the former Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh, Chairman of Chittagong Stock Exchanges Limited, Chairman of National Board of Revenue(NBR), Director of Policy and Planning & Foreign Investment, Director of Foreign Aid Budget and Accounts Economic Relations Division (ERD).

Ms. Zahida Ispahani is the Director of M. M. Ispahani Limited and Ispahani Tea Limited. She is an Honorary Adviser of the Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute & Hospital since 2001. She started her career as an educationalist. She served as a Secretary for six years at the United Nations Women’s Association in Bangladesh. She was the Founder Secretary and President for two terms at the SAARC Women Association in Bangladesh. She is the spouse of Late Mr. Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani the Chairperson of M M Ispahani group.

She is a philanthropist, serving several orphanages, social and community trusts and organizations. Ms. Zahida Ispahani is a graduate in Economics from the University of Punjab, Pakistan.

Ms. Zahida Fizza Kabir is a member of UCEP association. She is the CEO of Sajida Foundation. She currently holds Board Member position at Renata Limited and ActionAid Bangladesh. She is also serving as Chairman of the Board for Psychological Health and Wellness Clinic, and Managing Director for Inner Circle. Ms. Zahida is a graduate in Social Work from University of Philippines. She has completed her post- graduation diploma in Organizational Leadership form Oxford University, U.K. And she also has a master degree in in International and Intercultural Management from Vermont, U.S.A.

Mr. Shib Narayan Kairy has joined UCEP Bangladesh in the year 2020. He was the Advisor of Sajida Foundation and the Treasurer of BRAC University.

Mr. Kairy served BRAC for 35 years and upon reaching 60 years of age he retired as the Chief Financial Officer of BRAC and BRAC International. Following the completion of his M.Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, he joined the Accounts Section of BRAC in April 1982.

Throughout his outstanding career with BRAC, Mr. Kairy rose from the position of Accounts Assistant to become the Chief Financial Officer, a role he has carried out with distinction for close to a decade. He has been an essential and integral part of BRAC, contributing directly to many of the organization’s successes over the last three and a half decades. Under his leadership, BRAC has also been repeatedly recognized for the transparency of its financial reporting. BRAC received the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) National Award for Best Published Accounts and Reports for the years consecutively from 2004 to 2015.

Ihtisham Kabir is a talented self-taught photographer, writer, rubber planter, and software engineer. Mr. Ihtisham has designed software in Silicon Valley for over two decades. He has photographed people and nature in Bangladesh extensively. Mr. Ihtisham is an honorable Member of UCEP Association.

Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan is a pioneer industrialist and development thinker in Bangladesh. He is currently the Chairman, E.C. of Board of A.K.Khan & Company Ltd., Chairman of Coats (Bangladesh) Ltd. a joint venture with Coats U.K, Chairman of A.K.Khan Jute Mills and Director of Bengal Fisheries Ltd. He is also the Vice Chairman of A.K.Khan Penfabric Company Ltd. joint ventures with Penfabric Malaysia of Malaysia and subsidiary of Toray, Japan. He is the Former Chairman of AKTEL, Bangladesh. Mr. Khan was appointed as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, Chittagong by the President of Turkey in 1984.

Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan has completed his graduated from the University of Punjab. Later on, he did his post-graduation in Legal Studies in London.

Mr. Matin Chowdhury was the former of UCEP Bangladesh and he has been associated with UCEP since 1997. He is also the Chairman of ESTCDT (the founding trust of IUB), a Member of the National Council of DAB, past Chairman of BTMA, board Member of BLAST, founder Member of BoG of BEI and Chairman of NHN. He is the Managing Director of New Asia Ltd., Rahim Textile Mills Ltd., Malek Spinning Mills Ltd., Knit Asia Ltd. and the Chairman of Titas Spinning & Denim Co. Ltd. and JM Fabrics Ltd.

Mr. M. Mokammel Haque is an honorable Member of UCEP Association and former Chairperson of the Board of Governors. Mr. Haque was an independent director of Pioneer Insurance Company Limited. He also served as the Chairman of Janata Insurance Company Limited. He was also a director of Rupali Bank Limited. Mr. Haque served the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Land, Ministry of Commerce, and Ministry of Health as a secretary. He also served the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) as vice-chairman, the Board of Investment (BOI) as executive chairman, and the Programming and Socio-Economic Infrastructure Division, Planning Commission, as a member. Currently, he is the chairman of the Kabi Mozammel Haque Foundation.

Dr. Ubaidur Rob is the Country Director of the Population Council Bangladesh Office in Dhaka. He holds a Ph.D. in Population Planning from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MS degree from University of London and MSc from Chittagong University. His areas of expertise include project development, implementation, and evaluation; dissemination and utilization of research findings; conducting in-depth surveys and consultation on program development, monitoring, and evaluation. Dr. Rob was the Chairperson of UCEP Board of Governors from 2009 to 2012.

Mr. Siddiqui has been associated with UCEP since 1999. A. Q. Siddiqui is an M.A in Economics from the University of Dhaka. Siddiqui, a renowned banker of Bangladesh has completed his education in home & abroad. He worked in a number of local & international financial organisation. Mr. Siddiqui was the Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd. He was the Country Chief Representative of Habib Bank AG Zurich an International Bank incorporated in Switzerland. He was the Managing Director of Sonali Bank Ltd., Agrani Bank Ltd. and also the Dy. Managing Director of Janata Bank Ltd. He was also the Managing Director of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) and Director of BRAC.

Ms Parveen Mahmud, FCA has been associated with UCEP Bangladesh since 2004. Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA is the fifteenth Chairperson of UCEP Bangladesh. She is one of the senior members of the UCEP Bangladesh Association. Earlier, Ms Parveen Mahmud FCA served as the Vice-Chairperson of the UCEP Bangladesh Board of Governors (January 2009 to December 2010).

Ms Mahmud, in her varied professional career has worked on social innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable development. Ms Mahmud is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

She was the first woman President of the ICAB in 2011 and now serving third term in the Council, ICAB. She was also, the first female board member of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), the apex accounting professional body of the SAARC. She is the Chairperson of CA Female Forum- Women in Leadership Committee, ICAB and is the Vice Chairperson of the Women in Leadership Committee of SAFA.

She started her career with BRAC. In her varied professional career worked substantial time with national and international development agencies and was a practicing chartered accountant. She was Deputy Managing Director in Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF). She is the Founding Managing Director (MD) of the Grameen Telecom Trust.

She sits in numerous Boards including Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), BRAC International, PKSF, RDRS, DAM Foundation for Economic Development (Dhaka Ahsania Mission), Manusher Jonnyo Foundation (MJF), Grameenphone Ltd. Ms Mahmud is the independent director of the Linde Bangladesh Ltd., Apex Footwear Ltd. and Chairperson of Shasha Denims Ltd. and Micro Industries Development and Assistance Services (MIDAS). She was the Chairperson, Acid Survivor’s Foundation and Vice Chairperson of Underprivileged Children Education Program (UCEP) - Bangladesh and is the member of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh.

Ms Mahmud was the member of National Advisory Panel for SME Development of Bangladesh and a founding board member of SME Foundation and Convenor, SME Women’s Forum. Ms Mahmud was Working Group Member, Consultative Group on Social Indicators, UNCTAD/ISAR.

She is the recipient of Joya Alokito Nari- 2018 Award from RTV, “Women at Work -2017” Award from Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and “Women of Inspiration Awards”-2017 from the Bangladesh Organization for Learning & Development (BOLD). Ms Mahmud received Begum Rokeya Shining Personality Award 2006 for women’s empowerment from Narikantha Foundation.