Governing Body
May 17th, 2008
The members of our Governing Body are:
- Mrs. Tahrunnesa Abdullah
Chairman
Ex. BARD, BRDB, Senior Staff Member
Magsasay Prize Recipient
- Mr. Mahbubul Alam
Member
Editor, The Independent
Former Adviser in the cabinet of Caretaker Government, Bangladesh
Ex. Press counselor - BHC, London
DG-External Public Wing and Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka
Ex. Ambassador of Kingdom of Bhutan
Ex. Press Minister of USA
Ex. Chief Editor & MD of BSS
- Alauddin Ahmed
Treasurer
Ex-Director Dhaka Ahsania mission
Ex-Microcredit Specialist - Bangladesh Consultants Ltd.
Ex-Project Consultant - Rural Development Scheme of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.
Ex-Training Specialist - Eusuf & Associates Ltd.
Ex-General Manager, Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Grameen Bank
- Mrs. Rabeya Akter Choudhury
Member
Social and Development worker
- Mrs. Husniara Huq
Member
Charter President, Rotary Club of Dhaka Mid City
Retired Associate Professor
Member, of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Member, Dhaka University Alumni Association
Member, Association for the Aged
Member, Blind Children, UCEP and Diabetic Association.
- Mr. Matiur Rahman Chowdhury
Member
Editor, The Daily Manab Zamin
Ex. Correspondent - Voice of America (VOA)
Ex. Diplomatic Correspondent - The Daily Ittefaq
Ex. Joint Editor - Daily Ajker Kagoj
Ex. Editor, Daily Bangla Bazar Patrika
- Mrs. Mahmuda Islam
Member
Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
- Md. Shafiqual Haque Choudhury
Ex-Officio Member Secretary
Founder & President, ASA
Executive Director - CMI
Former Adviser in the cabinet of Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
Member, SDF & Govt. Housing Fund
Member, Advisory Committee - CDF & INAFI
Ex. faculty member of Microfinance Institute in Boulder, USA
Visiting fellow in Cody Institute, Canada
Ex. member of policy advisory group of CGAP / World Bank
Ex. Senior Staff Member-BARD, CCDB
Ex. Chairman of Advisory Committee - APDC
Rotary Club of Dhaka North award 1995 for contribution in poverty alleviation;
Man of the Year 1997-98 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England