Board Of Directors
Additional Inspector General, Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
Mr. Md Kamrul Ahsan, BPM (Bar), Additional Inspector General (Administration), Bangladesh Police, was born on 20 January 1966 in Chandpur. He joined Bangladesh Police Service as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) through 12th BCS in 1991.
Mr. Ahsan did B.Sc Ag (Hons) from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. Later, he completed MBA from Southeast University.
He has served in many important capacities including SP Shariatpur, Chattogram and Jashore. He also acted as Police Commissioner, Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP); Range DIG, Sylhet; and DIG, Railway Police. Later, as Additional IGP, he commanded Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) for more than 2 years before taking over as Additional IGP, Administration at Police HQ on 4 September 2022.
Mr. Ahsan took part in a number of professional training courses, workshops, seminars and conferences both at home and abroad. He is credited with publication of a lot of articles on Beat Policing, Community Policing, Dispute Resolution etc. in reputed national dailies and magazines. His writings on ‘Green Marketing in Bangladesh’ and ‘Critical Analysis of the Causes and Effects of Women and
Child Trafficking: Bangladesh Perspective’ were published in the journal of Police Staff College Bangladesh.
His bright career has also been ornamented with different vital and strategic foreign appointments at both command & control and policy levels. During his stint with UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone, he held the position of UNPOL Deputy Team Leader in Kenema Province. He successfully led Bangladesh Police contingent in UN mission in Sudan (UNMIS) as Civpol Advisor. For his outstanding contributions to peacekeeping, he was decorated twice with UN Medals.
Mr. Ahsan has been awarded Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) twice in recognition of his outstanding service and professional standards. He also won IGP’s Good Service Badge twice and IGP Shield for Best Academic performance during Basic Training at BPA, Sardah.
Mr. Kamrul Ahsan devised the concept of ‘Beat Policing at Union level’ and propagated the same throughout Sylhet Division with a view to reaching out policing services to the grassroots. He also developed and fostered of the concept of ‘Long-standing dispute resolution,’ which contributed to marked reduction in murder cases alongside improved law and order. Additionally, he was engaged in the promotion and management of Community Policing through a wide range of activities including holding of rallies and conferences, police-people cooperation meetings, organizing committees, publishing Community Policing magazines, distribution of items to conduct night patrol by citizens etc.
Mr. Ahsan planned and infused insights into the publication of a book titled “Extremism and Terrorism in the Eye of Islam”, a counter-narrative against frequently used extremist version of narratives, published by ATU in July 2022.
He participated in a number of professional and skill development training courses like Basic Training at BPA, Sardah; Foundation Training at BPATC, Savar; Police Command & Management Course, Transnational & Economic Crime Course and Leadership & Management Development Course at Police Staff College, Dhaka. He also attended Asia Region Head of Criminal Intelligence Working Group (Vietnam), Threat Assessment & Intelligence Analysis Course (Malaysia), High-level Course on Police, Civil & Military Relation (Italy), Anti-Terrorism Instructor Development Course, NESA Executive Seminar and Int’l Executive Combating Terrorism Seminar (USA) etc. and many online courses run by Peace Operation Training Institution, Williamsburg, VA, USA and the UN.
Addl. IGP (Administration) Mr. Md Kamrul Ahsan, BPM (Bar) is happily married to Advocate Munmun Ahsan and blessed with three sons.
Additional Inspector General (Finance), Bangladesh Police
Mr. Abu Hasan Muhammad Tarique, BPM was born on 23rd June 1967 in Rajshahi. He started his career in Bangladesh Police as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in 1991. Now he is serving as Additional Inspector General, Finance in the Police Headquarters, Dhaka.
Mr. Tarique passed the SSC examination from Government Laboratory High School, Rajshahi and HSC examination from Rajshahi College. He graduated in Finance and Banking from the University of Dhaka.
Along with all mandatory trainings and courses at home, he participated in several professional courses in the USA, Japan and Australia. He had the opportunity to share his knowledge and experience with divergent participants from different countries at the seminars held in France, the UK, Indonesia and Singapore. He capacities which enriched his professional competency of policing which includes his tenure in Bagerhat District Police, 4th Armed Police Battalion Chittagong, Narayanganj District Police and Kishoreganj District Police as Assistant Superintendent of Police and Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police. He also worked in Dhaka Metropolitan Police as Senior Assistant Commissioner and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police. At Police Headquarters, he held notable appointments as Assistant Inspector General, Additional Deputy Inspector General and Deputy Inspector General of Police. He also served as the as the Additional Inspector General and Principal of Bangladesh Police Academy, Sardah.
Beyond the national frontiers, Mr. Tarique had served in the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Bosnia Herzegovina and Sudan. In 2019, he was awarded the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM), the most prestigious recognition for his outstanding professionalism and public service.
Mr. Tarique is a proud member of the Founding Team of the Community Bank Bangladesh Limited. His contribution is fuelling the endeavor of this Bank in playing its desired roles in the Financial Sector of
Bangladesh. He has a keen interest in reading, travelling and watching television programs in his leisure time. He is happily married to Humayra Sultana PhD, a member of BCS (Administration) cadre of 15th BCS and blessed with two daughters Tasfia Tasnim Revu and Tahniat Tazmin Bevu.
Additional Inspector General, Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
Deputy Inspector General (Development), Bangladesh Police
Dr. Shoeb Reaz Alam, BPM (Sheba) was born into a respectable Muslim family in Dhaka.
Belonging to the 17th BCS batch, Dr. Alam started his career with the Bangladesh Police in 1998 as Assistant Superintendent of Police. He was promoted to the rank of Superintendent of Police in 2005 and subsequently to the rank of Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police in 2016.
In his distinguished career, Dr. Alam served in various capacities in Mymensingh, Meherpur and Borguna and subsequently held senior positions at the Special Branch, DMP and the Police Headquarters. Presently, he is serving as Additional DIG (Development Revenue-1) at the Police Headquarters looking after civil construction works of the Bangladesh Police all across the country. The scope and outlay of the works have expanded significantly during his time. He also pioneered digitalization of monitoring and supervision of the construction works.
Dr. Alam holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Lamar University, Texas, USA. He did his post-graduation from the same university. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).
Dr. Alam is working as Associate Professor (part time faculty) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, since September 2013. He has published widely in various international and national peer reviewed journals and featured in conference proceedings.
A sports enthusiast and organizer, Dr. Alam is currently the Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation. In 2019, as the team captain, he led the Police Chess Club to championship in the Premier Division Chess League.
Known for his organizational skills, Dr. Alam was the president of 17th BCS All Cadre Forum for consecutive three terms from 2014 to 2020.
In recognition of his outstanding contribution and distinguished service to Bangladesh Poilce, he has been awarded the prestigious ”Bangladesh Police Medal-Sheba (BPM)”.
Dr. Alam is actively involved in welfare activities of the Bangladesh Police. He played a key role in establishment of the Community Bank Bangladesh PLC.
Dr. Alam is an avid reader and takes particular interest in world history and issues related to global macro economic developments and climate change.
He is married to Mrs. Anindita Rahman, Barrister-at- Law from Lincoln’s Inn, UK. Their two sons, in teens, are pursuing their studies.
Deputy Inspector General (Training), Bangladesh Police
Mr. Md Aminul Islam, BPM (Bar) was born on 9 May 1968 in a respectable muslim family of Rupganj, Narayanganj. He completed his M. Sc in Botany from University of Dhaka.
Mr. Md Aminul Islam, BPM (Bar) joined Bangladesh Police services in 1998 through 17th BCS as Assistant Superintendent of Police and served in different capacities.
Mr. Islam has served in many police command positions as he advanced through the ranks. As Additional superintendent he served as Deputy chief of District police and later on as Superintendent of Police (SP) in Jamalpur District. He was also Assistant Inspector General of Police at Police Headquarters. As Joint Police Commissioner he served as the Deputy chief of the then newly formed Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan police. He now been serving as Deputy Inspector General of Police assigned to Police Headquarters.
Mr. Islam took part in a number of professional training at home & abroad including Asia Region Law Enforcement Management Program in RMIT International University Vietnam; Program on Terrorism and Security Studies in George C. Marshal European Centre, Germany; Counter International Terrorism Training in Japan and the Counter Terrorism Training Program with FBI in USA.
Mr. Islam served as an UN peacekeeper in Liberia and as the commander of Formed Police Unit in DR Congo.
He has a keen interest in security issues including counter terrorism, international cooperation and crime prevention.
In recognition of his outstanding Contribution and distinguished service to Bangladesh police, he has been awarded the prestigious ‘‘Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)’’ for two times.
Mr. Md Aminul Islam, BPM (Bar) is happily married to Mrs. Momtaz Jahan and blessed with one son and two daughters.
Mr. Quazi Zia Uddin, BPM was born on 22 December 1970 in a respectable Muslim family of Halishahar, Chattogram. He completed his BA (Hons) and MA in English from Chittagong University.
Mr. Quazi Zia Uddin, BPM joined Bangladesh Police Services in 1999 through 18th BCS as Assistant Superintendent of Police and served in different capacities.
Throughout his professional career he served in Rangamati District and Sunamgonj District. He also served in Armed Police Battalion, Police Telecom & RAB. Presently he has been serving as DIG Human Resources at Police Headquarters.
He has decorated himself with various Professional training from home & abroad.
He also attended a number of seminars and workshops relating to Security, Environmental Crime and Criminal Justice Response etc in different countries around the world.
In recognition of his outstanding Contribution and distinguished service to Bangladesh Police, he has been awarded the prestigious “Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM)”.
Mr. Uddin travelled USA, China, France, Japan, Spain, Malaysia, UAE, South Korea, Singapore Nepal, Germany and Switzerland in various professional responsibilities. In his personal life Mr. Quazi Zia Uddin, BPM is happily Married to Mrs. Sharmin Farzana and blessed with two daughters.
Additional Deputy Inspector General (Police Welfare Trust), Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
Mr. Muntashirul Islam, PPM Additional Deputy Inspector General (Police Welfare Trust), Police Headquarters, Bangladesh Police
Mr. Muntashirul Islam, PPM was born on 31 December 1975 in a respectable muslim family of Kotwali, Cumilla. He completed his M. Sc in Physics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and MA in International Relation from Waseda University, Japan.
Mr. Muntashirul Islam, PPM joined Bangladesh Police services in the year 2003 through 21st BCS as Assistant Superintendent of Police and served in different capacities.
Mr. Islam has served in many police command positions as he advanced through the ranks. As Superintendent of Police (SP) he served Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DC (Crime), DMP (Lalbag), DMP (Logistics) and in Jhenaidah District as Superintendent of Police. Now he has been serving as Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police assigned at Welfare trust, Police Headquarters.
Mr. Islam took part in a number of professional training and Seminar at home & abroad including Counter Crime Investigation in China; Combating Transnational Threats Seminar in NESA Center for Strategic Studies in USA;
International Crime and Global Security Project in USA; 83rd INTERPOL General Assembly Session in Monako; Coordination Conference on UN Training Standard for the Provision of Police Officers for UNAMID, Darfur, Sudan; Counterpart Training on Japan’s Security Patrolling & Monitoring and its Human Resources Development, JICA, Japan; The learning Visit To Philippine Gender Basted Violence programmer in Philippine; Safer Cyberspace for Digital Bangladesh: Enhancing National & Regional Digital Investigation Capability of Bangladesh Police in South Koreya and Project CT-Tech Training on Open Source Intelligence, INTERPOL in Singapore.
Mr. Islam served as an UN peacekeeper in Darfur, Sudan and served as the head of strategy and budget unit of UNAMID Police component.
In recognition of his outstanding Contribution and distinguished service to Bangladesh police, he has been awarded the prestigious “President Police Medal (PPM)’’ and IGP’s badge.
Mr. Muntashirul Islam, PPM is happily married to Mrs. Mir Farzana Sharmin and blessed with 1 daughter and 1 son.
Additional Deputy Inspector General (Joint Police Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Bangladesh Police), Bangladesh Police
Mr. Sufian Ahmed Additional Deputy Inspector General (Joint Police Commissioner, Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Bangladesh Police), Bangladesh Police
Sufian Ahmed joined Bangladesh Police on 2nd July 2005 as Assistant Superintendent of Police. He was approved as Director, Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. (CBB PLC.) by Bangladesh Bank on 2nd June 2022. By the time, he had worked at Bangladesh Police Kallyan Trust (BPKT), owner of CBBPLC., for 5 years. He has the pride of being one of the two members of Bangladesh Police, who were involved at every stage- starting from planning for a Bank under BPKT in June 2016 to formal inauguration of the bank by Honourable Prime Minister on 11th September 2019.
As per the decision of BPKT Trustee Board on 18th July 2016, Mr Ahmed, under the guidance of Dr Shoeb Reaz Alam, BPM (Sheba) then Additional DIG (Welfare Trust), and with the assistance of Mr Zobraj Hosen, then Additional SP, BPKT, took the endeavour to manage the collection of fund for the capital of proposed bank from the members of Bangladesh Police. He played a key role in collecting monthly subscription from the contributors, depositing the collection, updating the Fund-raising Software against each contribution and maintaining the concerned accounts.
He undertook all attempts with the consent of the authority to realize the dream of owning a bank by the members of Bangladesh Police. He was involved in finding an eligible consultant to guide BPKT to get the mission accomplished. He had to negotiate and arrange negotiations with different offices on the way to establish the bank. He was engaged in every stage of execution- collection of necessary documents and clearance from different authorities, formation of company, application for Letter of Intent (LoI) and obtaining the Certificate of Commencement of Business and finally License from Bangladesh Bank as a Scheduled Bank. Along with pursuing above mentioned tasks, he supported the recruitment of bank staff until HR section was formed and became self-dependent to complete the recruitment process. He had worked as the liaison officer between BPKT and CBBPLC. for long time. As AIG (Welfare Trust), he used to brief the Chairman, CBBPLC. about the bank when required.
Mr. B M Forman Ali PPM is a highly respected law enforcement professional currently serving as the Officer- in-Charge of the Uttara-West Police Station in Dhaka, as well as the President of the Bangladesh Police Association. He was born on July 9th, 1975 in the Gimadanga village of Tungipara in Gopalganj. After completing his graduation from the National University, he joined the Bangladesh Police as an Outside Cadet Sub-Inspector in 2000.
Throughout his long and illustrious career, Mr. Forman Ali has served in various important units of the Bangladesh Police. He has successfully led as the Officer-in-Charge of the Motijheel police station, the Banani police station , the Dhaka International Airport police station, Gulshan Police Station and Jatrabari Police Station. He has also been awarded the Inspector General's Exemplary Good Service (IGP) Badge four times. In recognition of his outstanding contributions and distinguished service to the Bangladesh Police. In the year (2020), he received the President's Police Medal (PPM) from the Honorable Prime Minister.
Mr. Forman Ali is known for his leadership skills, attention to detail and ability to think strategically. He has a wealth of experience in law enforcement, including investigating and solving complex cases, managing large teams of officers, and implementing community policing strategies. He is well-versed in the latest law enforcement techniques and technologies and is always looking for ways to improve the effectiveness of the police force.
Mr. Forman Ali is also highly dedicated to ensuring the well-being of the officers under his command. He is a strong advocate for the rights and welfare of the police force and works tirelessly to ensure that they are treated with respect and dignity.
Mr. Forman Ali is an avid reader and enjoys reading books on history, politics, and current affairs.
Chairman, Unilever Consumer Care Limited and Chief Advisor, Crown Cement Group
Mr. Masud Khan FCA, FCMA Chairman, Unilever Consumer Care Limited and Chief Advisor, Crown Cement Group
Mr Masud Khan is the Chairman of Unilever Consumer Care Limited and currently working as the Chief Advisor of the Board of Crown Cement Group Bangladesh. He is a seasoned professional with 42 years’ work experience in leading multinational companies in Bangladesh. Prior to joining Crown Cement Group, he worked in Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh as Chief Financial Officer for 18 years. Earlier, he worked for British American Tobacco in finance and related fields for 20 years both at home and abroad.
He is an independent director of Singer Bangladesh Limited, Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited, Community Bank and Viyellatex Limited. His articles on professional and industry issues regularly feature in newspapers and international and local magazines. He regularly features on electronic media on talk shows and interviews and is often in the news for comments on industry and professional issues.
He also does public speaking on professional issues in educational institutions and all the Professional Institutes such as Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh, ACCA and ICMA Bangladesh. He is also a lecturer in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh for the past 44 years.
He did his Bachelor of Commerce with Honours from St Xaviers’ College under University of Kolkata. Thereafter, he qualified with distinction both as a Chartered as well as a Cost and Management Accountant from the Indian Institutes being a silver medalist at all India level in the Chartered Accountancy Examination in the year 1977. He is also a fellow member of CMA (Australia and New Zealand).
Ex- Managing Director & CEO, Mercantile Bank PLC.
Mr. Kazi Masihur Rahman, Ex Managing Director & CEO of Mercantile Bank PLC. and Exim Bank Limited developed an international banking career with in-depth knowledge, skills and experience, over a period of 41 years in 09 banks located in 5 countries, i.e. Bangladesh, U.K, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E and Canada.
He was born on 23 February 1954 in Bangladesh. He is a dynamic person with an academic background of Masters in Economics and post-graduation in Advanced Economics and Quantitative Techniques coupled with professional Diploma in Commercial & Investment Banking. He also completed M. Phil level 9-month Certificate Course on “Advanced Economics and Quantitative Techniques” sponsored by WIDER and United Nations University, Tokyo (1987-1988), conducted by BIDS and secured first position in first class. He also completed Banking Diploma (DAIBB) from the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh, (1980) and completed Canadian Investment Fund Course (CIFC) Exam conducted by IFSE, Canada.
Mr. Rahman have comprehensive knowledge & understanding of Corporate, Retail and SME banking products and services, with special focus on regulatory compliance and possess a solid track record of progressive accomplishments in Strategic and Innovative Change Management, Centralized Processing and Branch Operations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP),
Process Re-engineering, Operational, Credit, Reputational and Market Risk Management, Productivity Analysis and Cost-Efficiency, Digital Financial Services and Product Development (both Liability and Asset), Corporate and Retail Credit Administration, IT Project Implementation, Budgeting, Asset & Liability Management (ALCO), Capital Planning, Cash Management, Internal Audit and Compliance, Merchant Banking. Highly exposed to the concepts and practices of TQM, MBO, KPI, Process Rationalization and Rightsizing of human resources. He is a highly customer-focused and result-oriented banker.
Mr. Rahman participated in international training courses and seminars on Leadership Skills, Operations Management, Change Management, Six Sigma, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Internal Control and Core Risk Management. Mr. Rahman served as a Member of Board of Governing Body, Association of Bankers BD (ABB), Member of Finance & Admin Committee, Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (IBB), Vice Chairman of Primary Dealers Bangladesh Ltd. (PDBL) and Member of Governing Board, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). He also served on the Board of Directors of Mercantile Bank Securities Ltd., MBL Exchange UK Limited, Exim Exchange UK Limited & Exim Exchange Canada Limited.
Managing Director
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC.
Mr. Masihul Huq Chowdhury has been serving as the Managing Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. since the inception of the Bank.
Mr. Masihul has over 31 years of progressive experience in the financial industry both at home and abroad. He started his career as a Management Trainee at American Express Bank in 1992. Thereafter, he worked in Standard Chartered Bank, Citibank N.A in different senior roles, mostly as the Head of various divisions, value centers and verticals including the role as the Head of Corporate Finance and Structured Finance and the Head of SME and Secured Retail Products. He also served as the Regional Head of SME Credit of Africa at Standard Chartered Bank, stationing at Lagos, Nigeria. In Bangladesh, he also worked as the Managing Director or Additional Managing Director in different banks and non-banking financial institutions such as Midland Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank, Premier Bank, IPDC, amongst the others.
Mr. Masihul has in-depth experience and expertise in wholesale banking, retail banking, structured and syndication financing, credit, trade finance, SME lending, product development, operations and process re- engineering. Mr. Masihul was instrumental in launching SME lending at Standard Chartered Bank in Bangladesh.
During his stints both at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank N.A, he took the pioneering role in developing local corporate portfolio including trade finance, syndication and structured finance in the respective Banks, which led the way to scaling-up their businesses subsequently, through this market segment.
Mr. Masihul is an Omega Certified Credit Professional and Certified Trade Professional. He received numerous trainings at home and abroad in relevant areas, such as, credit, leadership and contemporary management and technical issues.
Mr. Masihul is a regular writer in the areas of business, finance, economics and FinTech which are frequently published in the various Dailies, Weeklies and professional magazines. He was also an adjunct faculty of the Business School at BRAC University. In addition, he is the active members of many social clubs and industry associations. Mr. Masihul completed his MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka. He also completed his Bachelors of Commerce in Accounting from the University of Dhaka. He earned his Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) from Notre Dame College and Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from St. Gregory High School and College.
In his personal life, Mr. Masihul is happily married and blessed with a daughter.