Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA
Chairperson,
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Ms 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
Vice Chairperson
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Ms. 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.
Mr. Professor M. Hafizul Islam
Member
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022He 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
Member
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Mr. 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
Member
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Ms. 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
Member
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Mr. 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
Member
UCEP Board of Governors
2021 - 2022Ms. 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.
Prof. M. Hafizul Islam
Vice Chancellor,
Dhaka International University
Former Member,
University Grants Commission
Col Mujib Ur Rahman Khan (Retd)
Former Chairman,
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd.
Former Managing Director of Sonali Bank,
Agrani Bank and
Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF)
Former Director,
RCPD,
Bangladesh Bank<
Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan
Former Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh,
Chairman,
Kabi Mozammel Haque Foundation
Dr. Mohammed Alauddin
Country Director,
Population Council Bangladesh
Mr. Chaklader Mansurul Alam FCA
Managing Director,
Al Kashif Group
Former Principal,
Jhenaidah and Fouzderhat Cadet College
Mrs. Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
Former President of ICAB
Board Member,
South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)
Founding Managing Director of Grameen Telecom Trust,
Chairperson of Shasha Denims Ltd.
Mr. A. G. M. Shamsul Kamal
Past Governor,
Lions International
Managing Director,
Shatarupa Group
Mr. A. Matin Chowdhury
Professor,
Dept. of Psychology,
Dhaka University
Mr. A. Q. Siddiqui
Chairman,
Rasheed Enterprises Ltd.
Mr. M. Mokammel Haque
Chairman,
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society
Chairman,
Pubali Bank Ltd.,
Brindabon Tea Estate Rupantar Ltd.,
Bichitra Garments ltd.
Dr. Ubaidur Rob
Managing Director
Kedarpur Tea Company Limited.
Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA
Professor,
Institute of Social Welfare & Research (ISWR),
Dhaka University
Mr. Jitendra Lal Bhowmik
Former Director,
Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information and Statistics (BANBEIS)
Dr. Mehtab Khanam
Managing Director,
Information Solutions Limited
Mr. Hafiz Ahmed Mazumdar
Former Chairman,
Janata Bank Limited
Chairman,
Dohatec New Media.
Ms. Laila Rahman Kabir
Chief Executive Officer,
CSR Centre
Mr. Mikhail I. Islam
Director
Concorde Garments Limited,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mr. Syed Shapir Khasru
Adviser to the Prime Minister
Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Former Cabinet Secretary to Govt. of Bangladesh
Chairman,
Pathmark Associates Limited.
Ms. Shahamin Shahadat Zaman
Former Managing Director,
Grammen Kalyan and
Grameen Fund
Ms. Sabrina Islam
Director,
PRAN-RFL Group
Mr. Syed Afzal Hasan Uddin
Country Director,
ActionAid Bangladesh
Mr. Moslehuddin Ahmed
Trustee Secretary,
A.K. Khan Foundation &
Managing Director,
A. K. Khan & Company Ltd.
Ms. Farah Kabir
Assistant Professor,
BRAC University
Dr. Rubana Ahmed
Former Country Representative
Pathfinder International
Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Khan
Former Secretary
to the Government of Bangladesh
Mr. Wahid Malek
Managing Editor,
Dainik Azadi
Ms. Uzma Chowdhury, CPA
Chairman,
Kapita Holdings Ltd.
Former Managing Director- IPDC
Ms. Gule Afruz Mahbub
Former Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, GoB
Mr. Md. Shahedul lslam
Director-
Bakul Group
Dr. Mohammad Kaykobad
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman
Managing Director,
Citadel Developers Ltd.
Mr. Naveed Akbar
Senior Director
Strategic Initiatives at Chaldal.com
Mr. Md. Rafiquzzaman
Former Director General
(Additional Secretary) (B.C.S Admn.)
National Institute of Mass Communication
Mr. Shyamal Kanti Ghosh
Former Secretary
of Ministry of Agriculture
Ar. Mr. Mubasshar Hussain
Managing Director-
Assoconsult Ltd.
Former President,
Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB)
Professor Tahmina Akhtar
Director-
Institute of Social Welfare and Research,
University of Dhaka.
Dr. Muhammad Abdul Mazid
Former Secretary
to the Government of Bangladesh
Ms. Zahida Ispahani
Director of
M. M. Ispahani Limited,
Ispahani Tea Limited and MIDAS Ltd.
Mr. M. R. Siddiqui
Maj. Gen. Amjad Khan Chowdhury (Retd.)
Prof. Dr. K.M Mohsin
Rear Admiral Sultan Ahmed (Retd.)
Mrs. Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
Mr. A. Matin Chowdhury
Mr. M. Mokammel Haque
Mr. M. Sirajul Islam
Mr. A. G. M. Shamsul Kamal
Dr. Ubaidur Rob
Dr. Ubaidur Rob
Mr. A. Matin Chowdhury
Mr. A. Matin Chowdhury
Mr. A.Q. Siddiqui
Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA
Col. Mujib Ur Rahman Khan (Retd.)
Mr. R. M. H. Hirji
Mr. Salahuddin Kasem Khan
Barrister Abul Mansur
Col. Mujib Ur Rahman Khan (Retd.)
Mr. Sulaiman Chaudhury
Mrs. Zeba Rasheed Chowdhury
Mr. A.G.M. Shamsul Kamal
Lt. Col. Hesamuddin Ahmed, psc. (Retd.)
Mr. M. Sirajul Islam
Dr. Ubaidur Rob
Lt. Col. Hesamuddin Ahmed, psc. (Retd.)
Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA
Dr. Mohammed Alauddin
Dr. Mohammed Alauddin
Mr. A. Q. Siddiqui
Mr. Jitendra Lal Bhowmik
Ms. Sabrina Islam
Mr. Syed Shapir Khasru
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