The New Nation - Internet Edition

The Board of Directors of Chittagong Stock Exchange Ltd in its meeting held on November 9 last reelected Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury, as President of Chittagong Stock Exchange for the year 2009.

Fakhor Uddin Ali Ahmed, Al Maruf Khan, FCA, and AQI Chowdhury, OBE were also reelected as Vice Presidents of CSE for the year 2009, says a press release.

Nasiruddin Ahmed Chowdhury is the Managing Director of a leading CSE member firm named 'Kishwar Security Investment Ltd.'

Besides share brokerage business, Mr Chowdhury is involved with many businesses. He is the Managing Director of Frank Group of Companies. He is also the Director of Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporter Association. He is the former director of Bangladesh Shipping Agents' Association, Bangladesh Master Stevedores Association and AOTS, Japan.

Mr. Chowdhury has completed his M.Com degree from Chittagong University. He is voluntarily contributing efforts to many social activities, such as Rotary Club etc.

Fakhor Uddin Ali Ahmed has been serving as Vice President of CSE since 2004. He is the chairman of a CSE member firm named 'International Securities Co Ltd.' His brokerage firm actively participates in share trading from Sylhet, Chittagong and Dhaka districts.

Besides share brokerage business, Fakhor Uddin is involved with many businesses. He is the Chairman of Sylhet Communication System, SOS BD Ltd, FD Consortium Ltd. and Taizin Textile Ltd. He has host of other business interest in the areas such as textile and information technology. He is the senate member of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology He was also the President of Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 1997.

Mr. Ahmed has completed his B.Com (Hons) M.Com degree from Chittagong University. He is voluntarily contributing efforts to many social activities, such as Red Cresent, Sylhet Heart Foundation, Rotary Club, Sylhet Education Foundation etc.

Al Maruf Khan, FCA, was reelected Vice President of CSE for the year 2009. He is the Chairman of a CSE member firm named 'CMSL Securities Ltd.' His brokerage firm actively participates in share trading from Dhaka and Chittagong region.

AQI Chowdhury, OBE was reelected as Vice President of CSE for the year 2009. He was the founder Director of CSE from the year 19951998. Mr Chowdhury is the Chairman of a CSE member firm named 'Royal Capital Ltd.' His brokerage firm actively participates in share trading in CSE.

With the Air Force background, AQI Chowdhury, OBE joined James Finlay Limited, a multinational company operating for over 100 years in Bangladesh, as a Covenant Staff in management role in the tea gardens in 1969. In 1977 he was promoted to the Corporate Office in Chittagong where after in 1981 he took over as No.1 of the Tea Estate Department, the first Bengali to assume this responsibility. He became the Chief Executive of the branch operation of James Finlay in 1993 and held this position till 2004. Mr. Chowdhury is now the Chief Executive of JF (Bangladesh) Limited, a successor company to Finlay.

In his wide professional affiliations he was on various Government Consultative Committees, namely, Export and Import Committee, Bangladesh Tea Board, Tri[1artite Labour Consultative Committee, Wage Board for Plantation Sector, Standardization Committee, Project Appraisal Committee for Tea Sector under Planning Ministry, Bangladesh Employers Federation.

He represented as member in various government and trade delegations in different countries. He also served ILO as Vice Chairman, Plantation Sector and he was a representative from South East Region on ILO Enterprise programme.

Mr. Chowdhury is associated with various chamber and trade bodies. He was the Chairman of Bangladesh Tea Association. Mr. Chowdhury has been honoured and awarded with the British OBE title by Her Majesty the Queen of England for his outstanding contribution to the field of trade and commerce as a top business executive.