The New Nation - Internet Edition

AKM Rafiqul Islam, FCA has been unanimously elected as Chairman and Nizam Uddin Ahmed as Vice-Chairman of the Bangladesh Insurance Association for the year 2009-2010 recently.

Mr Islam is the Founder Managing Director of Pragati Insurance Limited and sits in the Board of Pragati Life Insurance Limited as a Sponsor Director. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and is a Cost Management Accountant from the UK. He is an alumnae of the PATC of Bangladesh as well of the Manila-based Insurance Institute for Asia and Pacific. He is associated with the Bangladesh Insurance Association since its inception. He is a Director of FBCCI and former Vice-Chairman of MCCI. He is the past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).

Mr. Islam has participated in many seminars and symposiums on insurance and reinsurance in his insurance career since 1965. He is associated with many social and education organizations.

Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Former member of the National Parliament, is the Chairman of Meghna Life Insurance, Karnaphuli Insurance, Nizam Hashina welfare foundation and Editor, weekly Mukti Bani.

Mr. Nizam has participated is many seminar and symposiums on insurance and reinsurance. He is associated with many social and cultural organizations.

Others 13 members of the Executive Committee as follows-

Nasir A Choudhury, Managing Director, Green Delta Insurance, Tofazzal Hossain, Chairman, Executive Committee, Islami Insurance Bangladesh, M Tajul Islam, Chairman, Executive Committee, Fareast Islami Life, AK Azizul Huq Chaudhuri, Managing Director, Bangladesh General Insurance, AKM Iftekhar Ahmad, Managing Director, Eastern Insurance, AKM Sarwardy Chowdhury, Managing Director, Federal Insurance, Shah Abul Kashem, Managing Director, Asia Pacific General Insurance, Mr. Das Deba Prashad, Managing Director, Delta Life Insurance, Ahasanul Islam, Managing Director, Sandhani Life Insurance, Kazi Md Mortuza Ali, Managing Director, Prime Islami Life Insurance, Ln Mahmudun Nabi, Managing Director, Desh General Insurance, AK Momtaz Khan, Managing Director, Islami Commercial Insurance and KAM Ferdous, Managing Director, Dhaka Insurance Ltd.