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Mr. Abul Qasem FCA

PRESIDENT | 1972
Late Abul Qasem FCA (Enrolment No. 02), the first President of ICAB in 1972, was among the few notable personalities who ventured to take up accounting as a career in the British colonial days braving social, political, and financial hurdles. Having graduated with honors from Dhaka University in 1939, Abul Qasem served his articles with M/S A C Roy & Co. in Calcutta. He was qualified as the second Muslim Chartered Accountant in this sub-continent. After the independence of Bangladesh, he became the Founder President of ICAB.

Mr. Md Mufazzal Hussain Chowdhury FCA

PRESIDENT | 1973-74
Late Md Mufazzal Hussain Chowdhury FCA (Enrolment No. 05) partner of Chowdhury Hossain Zaman & Co, Chartered Accountants, served as President of the ICAB in 1973-74. He was also a Founder Council Member of the Institute. MH Chowdhury drafted the Chartered Accountants Order 1973 and the Bye-Laws under it. Through cooperation with others, he had the CA Order passed by the Government of Bangladesh.

Mr. Mohammad Saifur Rahman FCA

PRESIDENT | 1974-75
Late Mohammad Saifur Rahman FCA (Enrolment No. 18) was the founder partner of Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants, was the President of the ICAB for the terms 1974 –'75. He was also a Fonder Council Member of the ICAB. As a Cabinet Minister of Finance, Planning, Commerce and Foreign Trade of the Government of Bangladesh and Chairman of various Cabinet Committees for over a decade (976-82, 1991-1996 & 2001-2006), Mr. Rahman had been actively involved in defining government's economic, monetary, fiscal, and trade policies.

Mr. Zahir Uddin Ahmed FCA

PRESIDENT | 1975-76 & 81
Late Zahir Uddin Ahmed FCA (Enrolment No. 10) was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for two terms in 1975 & 76 and 1981. Mr. Ahmed was the President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), an apex body of SAARC for 2002. Mr. Ahmed had served as a Member of several committees including the Cost and Price Consultative Committee and Company Law Reforms Committee, Law Commission, National Wages and Productivity Commission 2010 which was formed by the Government of Bangladesh.  

Mr. Md. Anowar Hossain Miah FCA

PRESIDENT | 1976-77
Late Md. Anowar Hossain Miah FCA (Enrolment No. 13) partner of Chowdhury Hossain Zaman & Co, Chartered Accountants, was ICAB President for the term 1976-77. He served in WAPDA as Chief Cost Accounts Adviser in 1964, EPIDC and BIDC as Senior Deputy Chief Accountant in 1964-71, BSIC and BSFIC as Director Finance in 1972-76, and BSEC in 1976-81 as Director Finance and Chairman (Acting). He also served the Ministry of Industry as Liquidator of Four Textile Mills up to 1982.

Noor Mohammad Howladar FCA

PRESIDENT | 1978
Late Noor Mohammad Howladar FCA (Enrolment No. 14) partner of Howladar Yunus & Co, Chartered Accountants was ICAB President in 1978. He had been in the Council ICAB for several terms since its inception. Having served for five years in erstwhile PIDC, Mr. Howladar started public practice in 1961 in Dhaka. A dedicated academician, Mr. Howlader was associated with the education and training of CA students for several years and also held the office of the Chairman of Board of Studies of the Institute for many years.  

Mr. Muhammad Masihur Rahman FCA

PRESIDENT | 1979
Late Muhammad Masihur Rahman FCA (Enrolment No. 06), partner of MM Rahman & Co, Chartered Accountants, served as President of the Institute in 1979. His contribution and initiative in the construction of the present CA Bhaban are immense. A fellow member of both ICAB and ICAEW, Masihur Rahman had been in practice for 40 years. He was the Founder President of FBCCI. He was also Director of the Bangladesh Shilpa Bank and the Janata Bank. In the eighties, he was a Member of the Taxation Enquiry Commission of Bangladesh and the National Commission on Money Banking and Credit.  

Mr. Mohammad Jainul Abedin FCA

PRESIDENT | 1980
Mr. Mohammad Jainul Abedin FCA (Enrolment No. 09) is a senior partner of M/S M. J. Abedin & Co., Chartered Accountants. He is one of the founder Members of ICAB and served the ICAB as President in 1980. He had been in the Council-ICAB for several terms. He also served as covenanted Qualified Assistant with Price Waterhouse Peat & Co. in Dhaka from 1958 to 1962. A dedicated academician, Mr. Abedin was a part-time lecturer in the Commerce Faculty of Dhaka University.    

Mr. AKM Mosharraf Hossain FCA

PRESIDENT | 1982
Late AKM Mosharraf Hossain FCA (Enrolment No. 37) sole proprietor of Mosharraf Hossain & Co, Chartered Accountants, was the President of the Institute for 1982. A Founder Council Member, Mr. Hossain was in the Council ICAB for many years. He was also a fellow of ICAEW. Mosharraf Hossain was an elected member of the Parliament and he served as State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources. A fellow member of the British Institute of Management, he has also received higher training in Management from Administrative Staff College, Henley in the UK. He was appointed Secretary, Ministry of Industries in between 1988-1990. He established the Board of Investment in 1989 and was its first Executive Chairman.  

Kazi Kamrul Hoda FCA

PRESIDENT | 1983
Late Kazi Kamrul Hoda FCA (Enrolment No. 17) was President of the Institute for 1983. A Founder Council Member, he had served in the Council ICAB from its inception till his death on 29 January 1998. Mr. Hoda was also a fellow of ICAEW. Having graduated in honors in Mathematics from Dhaka University in 1952, he obtained his Master's degree from Oxford University, the UK in 1956. Thereafter, he served articles with Thornton & Thornton, Chartered Accountants in Oxford, and qualified as a chartered accountant from the English Institute in 1960. After liberation, Kamrul Hoda became a senior partner of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co, Chartered Accountants, which he held from 15 September 1972 and onward.    

Mr. Mohammad Yunus FCA

PRESIDENT | 1984
Late Mohammad Yunus FCA (Enrolment No. 20) founder partner of Howlader Yunus & Co, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute for 1984. One of the senior-most Chartered Accountants of the country, Md Yunus was President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) in 1988 and President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) for two terms in 1983-84 and 1992-93. He was on the Executive Committee of DCCI for six years and was also a Director of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry for two terms.    

Mr. Mohammed Toha FCA

PRESIDENT | 1985
Late Mohammed Toha FCA (Enrolment No. 31) partner of Toha Khan Zaman & Co, Chartered Accountants, was President of ICAB for 1985 and served the Council ICAB for 15 years. Mr. Toha was qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the CA Institute in erstwhile Pakistan in 1965. Md Toha was Chairman/Director of BCIC, Director Finance of BSFIC, and Member Finance of BADC. He was also Chairman/Director of the Board of Directors of all large industrial companies under BCIC, BCFIC, Ciba Geigy Bangladesh Ltd, Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, and Sonali Bank. He was awarded the Atish Dipankar Gold Medal in 1989 in the Best Organiser category.

Mr. Kamal Ziaul Islam FCA

PRESIDENT | 1986
Late Mr. Kamal Ziaul Islam FCA (Enrolment No. 24) was graduated with B.Sc. from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta in 1955 and earned B.Com. (Hons) in Economics from Leeds University, the UK in 1960. He was qualified as a Chartered Accountant from England & Wales in 1962. He joined the government as Controller of Accounts & Finance, East Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (1969-72), Finance Director of Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (1972-76), Finance Director of Bangladesh Small Industries Corporation (1976), and Director, Finance, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (1977). KZ Islam was the President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (1982-86) for four years. He was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Bangladesh for 1984

Mr. AKM Rafiqul Islam FCA

PRESIDENT | 1987
Mr. AKM Rafiqul Islam FCA (Enrolment No. 30) was the President of ICAB for 1987. Having completed his B.Com from Dhaka University in 1957, Rafiqul Islam was qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the erstwhile Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan in 1965. He was a Silver Medalist of the Institute of Insurance for Asia and the Pacific in Manila (UNCTAD Scholarship 1983). Rafiqul Islam was the Founder Managing Director of Pragati Insurance Ltd (1986) and Chairman of the Bangladesh Insurance Association, former Director of FBCCI, Executive Member of MCCI, Member-Secretary of Insurance Law Review Committee-1980-81, Member of WTO Committee and Member-Steering Committee of BSEC.      

Mr. Abdul Hafiz Choudhury FCA

PRESIDENT | 1988
Mr. Abdul Hafiz Choudhury FCA (Enrolment No. 41) a senior partner of Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute for 1988. Having completed his B.Com and M.Com from Dhaka University in 1960, he became a member of ICAEW in 1966. He became a member of the CA Institute in erstwhile Pakistan in 1967. Hafiz Choudhury is a founder trustee of Independent University, Bangladesh. He was also a Director of the Board of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited. He had been an Executive Committee member of MCCI for several years, served as Chairman of its various committees.

Jamal Uddin Ahmad FCA

PRESIDENT | 1989 & 92
Late Jamal Uddin Ahmad FCA (Enrolment No. 19) a partner of Ahmad & Ahmad, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute for two terms in 1989 and 1992. One of the senior-most and outstanding Chartered Accountants of the country, JU Ahmad held the post of the Deputy Prime Minister of Bangladesh Government from 1977 to 1982. He also served as a Member of the Executive Committee of MCCI, Member Company Law Committee, and President of Chittagong Association in Dhaka. Also a fellow of ICAEW, Jamal Uddin Ahmad obtained his Master's degree in Commerce from Dhaka University in 1954. A Past President of SAFA, Jamal Uddin Ahmad was also a member of the Public Sector Committee of IFAC during 1993-1995.

Mr. ABM Azizuddin FCA

PRESIDENT | 1990
Late Mr. ABM Azizuddin FCA (Enrolment No. 46), a founder partner of ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants, was president of the Institute for 1990. ABM Azizuddin served as a national expert to a UNDTCD-funded project in Bangladesh-Training of Chartered Accountants. A dedicated academician, ABM Azizuddin was a Professor of Commerce at the then Jagannath College Dhaka, Salimullah College Dhaka, Haraganga College, Munshiganj for several years during the '60s. He authored several books on Accounting. He is now the managing partner of ACNABIN.

M A Quadir Mollah FCA

PRESIDENT | 1991
Late M A Quadir Mollah FCA (Enrolment No. 73) sole proprietor of Mollah Quadir Ahsan &Co, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute for 1991. Having graduated in Commerce from Dhaka University in 1958, MA Quadir Mollah qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in erstwhile Pakistan in 1970. Mr. Quadir Mollah served as Senior Executive and Member Board of Directors in various government and semi-government organizations including the BJEC, BFDC, BRTC, BTMC, etc. for more than a decade. He was a Member of the National Wages & Productivity Commission for two terms. He was also in Dhaka University Senate from 1978 to 1981 as an elected member. In 2001, he was a member of the Water Board Governing Council under the Ministry of Water Resource Division. He actively participated in Language Movement in 1952 and the liberation war in 1971.

Mr. Muhammed Abdul Halim Gaznavi FCA

PRESIDENT | 1993
Mr. Muhammed Abdul Halim Gaznavi FCA (Enrolment No. 97) a partner of Aziz Halim Anwar & Co, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute in 1993. Having graduated in Commerce from Jagannath College in 1966, he was qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973. He was awarded the coveted Gold Medal for securing the top position in Commerce Group in the 1964 HSC Examination. He also stood first in the Kamel Examination from Madrasah-e-Alia, Dhaka in 1961.

Mr. Howlader Mahfel Huq FCA

PRESIDENT | 1994
Mr. Howlader Mahfel Huq FCA (Enrolment No. 105) Managing Partner of Mahfel Huq & Co, Chartered Accountants, was ICAB President for 1994. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant from ICAB in 1973, Mahfel Huq started practice as a public accountant in 1974. A nominated Member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Planning and Development Academy, he also served as a Member (part-time) of the Turnover Tax Commission, Government of Bangladesh.

Mr. Badrul Ahsan FCA

PRESIDENT | 1995
Late Badrul Ahsan FCA (Enrolment No. 59) a Partner of Nurul Faruk Hasan & Co, Chartered Accountants (A Correspondent Firm of RSM International) was President of the Institute for 1995. Having passed the LLB final examination from Dhaka University with first-class first, Badrul Ahsan was qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969 from the erstwhile CA Institute in Pakistan. He was the Controller of Accounts of Janata Bank during 1972-73. He received the prestigious "Sonali Bank Medal" and "American express Inc Award" from the Institute of Bankers Diploma.      

Mr. Abu Nasar Altaf Hussain Siddiqui FCA

PRESIDENT | 1996
Mr. Abu Nasar Altaf Hussain Siddiqui FCA (Enrolment No. 60) a partner of Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute in 1996. He became a fellow of ICAEW in 1968, Altaf Siddiqui served Thomson McLintock & Co, Chartered Accountants in the London office before joining Glaxo Laboratories (Pakistan) Ltd in 1969. After liberation, Altaf Siddiqui continued serving Glaxo and was instrumental in forming Glaxo Bangladesh Limited in 1974. He was its Finance Director and Company Secretary.

Mr. Anil Chandra Nath FCA

PRESIDENT | 1997
Mr. Anil Chandra Nath FCA (Enrolment No. 53) a partner of Basu Banerjee Nath & Co, Chartered Accountants, was President of the Institute for 1997. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1968 from the CA Institute in erstwhile Pakistan, AC Nath joined the profession in 1969 as a partner of Basu Banerjee Nath & Co. He was graduated in Commerce in 1960 and obtained an LLB degree in 1964 from Dhaka University.

Mr. Abbas Uddin Khan FCA

PRESIDENT | 1998
Mr. Abbas Uddin Khan FCA (Enrolment No. 439) is a Managing Partner of Abbas Khan & Co. Chartered Accountants. He was President of ICAB in 1998. Former Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Mr. Khan is a Fellow Member of the Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), UK. He was Director of Bangladesh Biman and also the Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities & Exchange Commission.

Mr. Md. Anisur Rahman FCA

PRESIDENT | 1999
Late Mr. Md. Anisur Rahman FCA (Enrolment No. 226) completed Matriculation in 1960 and passed I. Com. and B. Com from the University of Dhaka respectively in 1962 and 1966. He was the President of ICAB in 1999 and the Chairman of the Dhaka Regional Committee in 1988. Mr. Anis is Managing Partner of Rahman Anis & Co. Chartered Accountants. He was a Member of the Board of Directors of Power Grid Company Ltd and a Member of the Board of Directors of Dhaka WASA. He was also elected President of the Jute Mills Officers' Association.

Mr. Abul Khair Chowdhury FCA

PRESIDENT | 2000
Late Abul Khair Chowdhury FCA (Enrolment No. 52) was one of the founding Partners of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants and was trained in A F Ferguson & Co - Chartered Accountants in between 1962 - 1967 and qualified as CA in 1968 from ICAP. He was also founder member & Vice President of Chittagong Stock Exchange and Ex-Officio Councilor of Dhaka Stock Exchange (Y2K) and member of the SEC Advisory Board. He was President of ICAB for 2000. Mr. Chowdhury had the rare distinction of serving the Bangladesh Government in exile at Mujibnagar in between April - December 1971.

Mr. Anwaruddin Chowdhury FCA

PRESIDENT | 2001
Mr. Anwaruddin Chowdhury FCA (Enrolment No. 343) Member Council and Past President (2001) of ICAB, served as a Director on the CAPA Board for 2011-15. He was a Technical Advisor to IFAC Board (2000-01) and Executive Secretary SAFA (1995). He served in the UNCTAD ISAR Advisory Committee for 3 years (2001-03) and was Chairman of ISAR's Workshop on Corporate Governance in 2001. He drafted the ICAB CPE Document and pioneered the Introduction of ICAB National Awards for BPAR. Anwaruddin was the founder Managing Director of Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Ltd.

Mr. Mohamed Abdul Baree FCA

PRESIDENT | 2002
Late Mohamed Abdul Baree FCA (Enrolment No. 482) obtained an M. Com degree from the University of Dhaka and secured first class first. In the early seventies, he was a teacher in the Commerce faculty of Dhaka University. He obtained M.Sc. in Industrial Administration from Aston Business School, UK, and qualified as a chartered accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He was a faculty at the National University of Singapore in the early eighties. He was also a partner of Rahman Rahman Huq and also was a partner of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. He was the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh for 2002. He authored books on Income Tax and Value Added Tax (VAT).  

Mr. A.K.Gulam Kibria FCA

PRESIDENT | 2003
Mr. A.K.Gulam Kibria FCA (Enrolment No. 392) was qualified as a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh in 1982. Mr. Kibria was nominated Honorary Director of many state-owned companies and enterprises, like Agrani Bank Ltd., Rupali Bank Ltd., Dhaka Electric Supply Co Ltd., Dhaka Water Supply & Sewerage Authority, Power Grid Co. Ltd., Horipur Power Station, and Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. He was a Council Member of ICAB for several terms. Mr. Kibria was President of ICAB for 2003.  

Mr. Akhtar Sohel Kasem FCA

PRESIDENT | 2004
Mr. Akhtar Sohel Kasem FCA (Enrolment No. 328) became an Associate Member in 1981 and Fellow Member in 1986 of ICAB. Prior to that, he completed his articles with Coopers & Lybrand, London, and became a member of ICAEW in 1981. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Canada. He is currently the Senior Partner of A Qasem & Co., Chartered Accountants. Mr. Kasem is a Council Member of ICAB since 1995. He served as the President of ICAB for 2004. He has been working for different Standing and Non-standing Committees of ICAB and SAFA for many years.

Sheikh A. Hafiz FCA

PRESIDENT | 2005
Late Sheikh A. Hafiz FCA (Enrolment No. 110) was the President of ICAB for 2005. He became an Associate Member in 1974 and a Fellow Member of ICAB in 1980. He was also a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He was the President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for 2009. Mr. Hafiz is a former Senior Partner of Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants, and was a Director of Sonali Bank Ltd. and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Agrani Bank Ltd. Mr. Hafiz was a member of the Sweden Bangladesh Trust Fund Committee and a member of the Government of Bangladesh Gas Utilization Committee.

Mr. A.S.M. Nayeem FCA

PRESIDENT | 2006
Mr. A.S.M. Nayeem FCA (Enrolment No. 353) was the President of ICAB for 2006. He was a lecturer of Chittagong University. He did his M.Sc. from UK. He is a Fellow Member of ACCA (UK). He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Currently, Mr. Nayeem is a Partner of ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants. He is an ex-Director of Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd. and ex-Chairman of Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association and Port Users Forum.

Mr. Muhammed Farhad Hussain FCA

PRESIDENT | 2007
Mr. Muhammed Farhad Hussain FCA (Enrolment No. 452) completed his SSC and HSC from Mirzapur Cadet College, "A" Levels from Greenmore College, Birmingham UK, and ICAEW Foundation Course from City of Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham. He completed his Article ship training from Calthorpes, Chartered Accountants, Birmingham. Presently, he is the Managing Partner of Hussain Farhad & Co, Chartered Accountants. Mr. Hussain was the President of ICAB for 2007.

Mr. Mohammed Humayun Kabir FCA

PRESIDENT | 2008
Mr. Mohammed Humayun Kabir FCA (Enrolment No. 462) obtained B. Com (Hons) with first class and M.Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He studied Chartered Accountancy and passed both groups I & II of final exams of ICAB in one go. He also studied on International Capital Market at St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, UK. Mr. Kabir has been recognized seven times as a CIP (Export) in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 and awarded Jatiyo Paribesh Padak in 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh. Mr. Kabir was the President of ICAB for 2008.

Mr. Nasir Uddin Ahmed FCA

PRESIDENT | 2009
Mr. Nasir Uddin Ahmed FCA (Enrolment No. 535), obtained B. Com, (Hons) degree with first class and M. Com, both in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He became a member of ICAEW in November 2017 and CIMA, the UK in May 2017. He was President ICAB for 2009. Currently, a Senior Partner of MABS & J Partners, Chartered Accountants, he worked for British American Tobacco Bangladesh and Coats Bangladesh for more than two decades and lastly as Finance Director. Currently, Mr. Ahmed is on the Board of Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) for a tenure of 4 years till November 2023.

Mr. Jamaluddin Ahmed Ph.D., FCA

PRESIDENT | 2010
Mr. Jamaluddin Ahmed Ph.D., FCA (Enrolment No. 498) was a partner of M/s. Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants. He obtained a B.Com (Hon's), M.Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He also obtained Ph.D. from Cardiff Business School, University of Wales (UK). He served the ICAB as Vice President in 2006 and 2007 and as President in 2010.

Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA

PRESIDENT | 2011
Ms. Parveen Mahmud FCA (Enrolment No. 632) is the Chairman of UCEF Bangladesh. She was the Founding Managing Director of Grameen Telecom Trust. Ms. Mahmud started her career with BRAC and was the financial controller of ActionAid Bangladesh. She was the Deputy Managing Director of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and was a partner, ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants. Ms. Mahmud was the first women council member of ICAB in 2007- 2009, 2010-2012, and 2015-2018. She was the first female President of the ICAB for 2011 and the first female Board member in the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), the apex accounting professional body of the SAARC.

Mr. Md. Syful Islam FCA

PRESIDENT | 2012
Mr. Md. Syful Islam FCA (Enrolment No. 615) was President of ICAB for 2012. After completing of B.Com (Hon's) and M.Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, he studied the CA course. Mr. Islam is a Managing Partner of Syful Shamsul Alam & Co., Chartered Accountants. Mr. Islam was a Board Member of SAFA for the year 2012; Director-Rupali Bank Ltd (2007-2013); Director-DSE (2012), BTCL (2012-2013), and SME Foundation.

Mr. Md Abdus Salam FCA

PRESIDENT | 2013
Mr. Md Abdus Salam FCA (Enrolment No. 570) completed B. Com (Hon's) and M. Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He was President ICAB for 2013, Mr. Salam was in the Council from 2010 -2015 and served as the Vice President, (Education and Training)) from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Salam is a Life Member of the Bangladesh Economic Association. He was also a Board Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd and Independent Director of IBN Sina Pharmaceuticals Industry Ltd. Mr. Salam is a partner of ARTISAN, Chartered Accountants.

Mr. Showkat Hossain FCA

PRESIDENT | 2014
Mr. Showkat Hossain FCA (Enrolment No. 137) was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for 2014. He is a partner of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co Chartered Accountants, an independent correspondent firm to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He was an Independent Director of the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) nominated by the government.

Mr. Masih Malik Chowdhury FCA

PRESIDENT | 2015

Mr. Masih Malik Chowdhury FCA (Enrolment No. 337) was President ICAB for 2015. He served ICAB as VP - 2005 & as Council member for 12 years till 2015. He is an alma mater of Dhaka University Economics Deptt., & former Treasurer Bangladesh Economic Association. He was Govt. nominated Director/Board member in BTCL, BWDB, Micro Credit Regulatory Authority & Janata Bank Ltd, apart from ex-officio Director elsewhere as ICAB President. A former DU Senator he founded his own practice Masih Muhith Haque & Co., Chartered Accountants in 1985. His passion to write in journals, dailies & magazines led him to author few books on economic issues and beyond. His published books till 2023 are: ১) রাজনীতি ও বাজেট,  ২) বাংলাদেশ: উন্নয়ন ভাবনা,  ৩) Budget: Tool for Development Resources, ৪) Views on Development Resources , ৫)নির্বাচন,  অর্থনীতি ও স্বদেশ চিন্তা,  ৬)বুশের সারেঙ্গীবাদক কে? , ৭) Own Resources for Development, ৮) Economy, Election & Politics, ৯) শ্রীলঙ্কা ও মালদ্বীপে ৯ দিন, ১০) অস্ট্রেলিয়া ও মালয়শিয়া ঘুরে স্বদেশে, ১১) Leader’s Voice, ১২) এগিয়ে যাওয়ার প্রয়াস, ১৩) আমেরিকায় ২১ দিন, ১৪) স্বরণী, অর্থনীতি ও অন্যান্য, ১৫) SoCBs and Bangladesh Economy, ১৬) কোভিড আলস্যের স্মৃতি, ১৭) রোটারী স্মৃতির ঊর্মিমালা, ১৮) লন্ডন ভ্রমণের দিনলিপি এবং ১৯) Essays on Sporadic Thoughts .

Mr. Kamrul Abedin FCA 

PRESIDENT | 2016
Mr. Kamrul Abedin FCA (Enrolment No. 527) is the managing partner of M. J. Abedin & Co., Chartered Accountants, an independent member firm of Moore Stephens International Limited. After obtaining his Master's in Accounting from the University of Dhaka, he joined M. J. Abedin and Co. as an articled student. In the year 1986 right after becoming Associate Member of ICAB, he joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Abedin served ICAB as President in 2016. He is the Chairman of the Quality Assurance Board of ICAB for the year 2020.

Mr. Adeeb H. Khan FCA

PRESIDENT | 2017
Mr. Adeeb H. Khan FCA (Enrolment No. 652) is the Senior Partner of Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants (Member Firm of KPMG International in Bangladesh). Mr. Khan was President ICAB for 2017. He has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) since 1991 and ICAB since 1992. He is a member of the Governing Board of BRAC. He is the Chairman of BRAC’s Audit and Finance Committee. Mr. Khan is a member of the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST).

Mr. Dewan Nurul Islam FCA

PRESIDENT | 2018
Mr. Dewan Nurul Islam FCA (Enrolment No. 606) did his MBA in finance with distinction from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, and qualified chartered accountancy in 1990. Mr. Islam has extensive senior-level management experience with large local corporates, MNC’s and financial institutions in the country and abroad. Currently, Mr. Islam is the managing director of Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh limited, one of the world’s leading advisory firms. Mr. Dewan Nurul Islam FCA was in ICAB Council since 2013 and became president of ICAB in 2018.

Mr. A F Nesaruddin FCA

PRESIDENT | 2019
Mr. A F Nesaruddin FCA (Enrolment No. 469) completed B. Com (Hons) and M. Com in Finance from the University of Dhaka. Mr. Nesaruddin FCA is the Immediate Past President of ICAB. He is in public practice since 1998 and is currently a senior partner of Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants, and one of the nominated directors on the board of United Finance Limited. He is a contributor to leading national dailies especially on taxation, corporate governance, and other professional issues

Mr. Muhammad Farooq FCA

PRESIDENT | 2020
Mr. Muhammad Farooq FCA (Enrolment No. 521) was the President of ICAB for 2020. Currently, he is the Managing Partner of Howladar Yunus & Co., Chartered Accountants, a full member firm of Grant Thornton International. During his years of service as public accountant, he established himself as an expert in the audit of Banks and Financial Institutions, and advisory services to projects financed by Development Partners. Mr. Farooq has obtained a wide range of experience in the monitoring, review and performance of audit conducted under different Embassies, and International Agencies. Mr. Farooq has been in the ICAB Council since 2013. He served ICAB as Vice-President (F & A) for 2013. He became an Associate Member in 1986 and a Fellow Member in 1991 of ICAB. He did his graduation & masters from the University of Dhaka.

Mr. Dr. Mahmudul Hasan Khusru FCA

PRESIDENT | 2021
Mr. Dr. Mahmudul Hasan Khusru FCA was the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) in 2021.He has been the council member of ICAB since 2016. He was the Vice President, Education & Training (E&T) of ICAB in 2016 & 2018.Mr. Khusru is currently Shareholding Director, DataFort Limited (a franchisee of InfoFort LLC, UAE), Board Director of InfoSapex Limited, Freight Options Ltd & MASCO International Ltd. He is also involved in the continuous development process of ICAB in various capacities. He was the Chairman of Dhaka Regional Committee (DRC) of ICAB in 2011.

Md. Shahadat Hossain FCA

PRESIDENT | 2022
Mr. Md. Shahadat Hossain FCA, was the President of ICAB for 2022 & A Council Member of ICAB since 2007, Mr. Hossain was the Vice President of ICAB in 2009 & 2011. He was the Secretary of DRC-ICAB in 2004. He has also been working for different standing and non-standing committees of ICAB for a several years. He is a member of Anti Money Laundering Committee. Mr. Md. Shahadat Hossain FCA, was born in 1965. He did his Masters in Accounting and became an Associate Member in 1993 and a Fellow Member in of ICAB 1998. He is a senior partner of MABS & J Partner,Chartered Accountants, and Board Director of Rajshahi WASA, Agrani Bank Limited.He is the chairman of Committee for Executive Committee & Examination Committee of ICAB.

Md. Moniruzzaman FCA

PRESIDENT | 2023

Mr. Md. Moniruzzaman FCA, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and presently one of the council members of ICAB. He was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the year 2023. Mr. Md. Moniruzzaman FCA, obtained  B.Com. (Hons.) and M. Com in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He became an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) in 2001 and a Fellow Member in 2006.

Mr. Moniruzzaman, a Senior Partner of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants, completed his articleship with the said firm and joined there as a partner in 2003. He served ICAB as the Vice President for Operations & Members Services for the year 2019.

Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA

PRESIDENT | 2024

Mr. Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA, is the Managing Partner of M M Rahman & Co., Chartered Accountants, a member firm of Russell Bedford International (UK). Earlier, he was a partner of Masih Muhith Haque & Co., Chartered Accountants a member firm of RSM International; and served as manager of Banco Finance & Investment Ltd.

Mr. Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA, became an Associate Member in 2005 and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) in 2010. He has an M.Com. in accounting. Mr. Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA is presently one of the council members of ICAB and He was President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the year 2024. He was one of the Vice Presidents of ICAB for the year 2020 and a Council Member of ICAB for the two consecutive terms. Currently, he is the Chairman of Audit Committee and a Director of Board of Directors of Unique Hotel & Resorts Ltd. (Westin and Sheraton). He is also one of the Directors of Board of Directors of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), Intech Limited and Chartered Life Insurance Co. Limited.

Maria Howlader FCA

PRESIDENT | 2025

Maria Howlader FCA, is the Managing Partner and Founder of Howlader Maria & Co., (HmAC) Chartered Accountants (Member Firm of KRESTON Global). She is also serving as the Secretary General to the Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) and as Board Director of it for two consecutive terms, covering 2022 & 2024 and 2024-2026. 

Ms. Howlader was the President-ICAB in 2025. Ms. Howlader was the Vice President (Operations & Members’ Services)-ICAB in 2021 & 2024. She was also the chairperson of a number of automation projects of ICAB in 2021. She became an Associate Member of the Institute in 2008 and Fellow Member in 2013.

Before founding her own professional practice and consultancy work, she was a partner of A. Qasem & Co., Chartered Accountants and practiced there for many years. Earlier, she worked for Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co., Chartered Accountants.  Ms. Maria became the chairperson of SAFA Women Leadership Committee for the tenure of 2021-22. 

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