ICMAB elects Abdur Rahman as president

Abdur Rahman Khan was elected president of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) for the term 2023 in its council meeting held on Monday, a release said.

The council also elected Professor Salim Uddin and Mahtab Uddin Ahmed as vice-presidents, while Kausar Alam as secretary and Akhtaruzzaman as the treasurer of the institute.

Abdur Rahman served the ICMAB council in different roles like council member, treasurer and secretary during 2013 to 2022. Currently he is serving as additional secretary of the finance ministry.

He is also the director of Bangladesh Data Centre Company Ltd; and a board member of the Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) and the SME Foundation.

As an officer of Bangladesh Civil Service (Taxation) cadre Abdur Rahman started his career as an assistant commissioner of taxes and served in different capacities including first secretary (tax policy) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR).

Prof Salim Uddin is currently working as an accounting professor at Chattogram University. He is also working as the chairman of BHBFC and the chairman of the executive committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.

Mahtab Uddin Ahmed is the founder of BuildCon Consultancies Limited. He worked in large MNCs like Unilever and Axiata.

Kausar Alam was an elected council member of ICMAB for two consecutive terms. At present, he is working as chief financial officer and company secretary of Shun Shing Group, Hong Kong (Seven Rings Cement).

Akhtaruzzaman is currently working as the deputy managing director of Dhaka WASA. He served the Dhaka branch council of ICMAB as a council member, treasurer, secretary, vice chairman and chairman during 2000-2013.