BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Mr. Wahidul Haque Siddiqui Chairman BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mr. Wahidul Haque Siddiqui an eminent and visionary entrepreneur of this country. A native of Chittagong and raised in Dhaka, he completed his education from Adamjee Cantonment College and later on pursued his Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Dhaka. Wahidul Haque Siddiqui commenced his entrepreneurial career 1990 with buying house ‘Norban Fashion Ltd’. In a few years time he garnered ample of expertise and knowledge about the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector and established two factories ‘Hornbill Apparels Ltd.’ and ‘Norban Comtex Ltd’. Mr. Siddiqui’s bold and strategic leadership made Norban, one of the leading RMG factories in Bangladesh. His knowledge on all the aspects of RMG is unparalleled. Wahidul Haque Siddiqui being a visionary witnessed the emergence of ICT globally. He anticipated this change Bangladesh in late 1990s. Hence took the initiative of establishing one of the first ISP of this country BDCOM Online Ltd. in 1997. Under Mr. Siddiqui’s well steered direction BDCOM has won several accolades including the prestigious National award. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the board at BDCOM Online Ltd. Mr. Siddiqui a serial entrepreneur has a strong presence in number of industries. He occupies position in the board of Norban Group, Daulatennesa Equities Ltd., Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Ltd., and several others. His resourceful mindset and goodwill are appreciated at home and abroad. He is actively associated with several charity organizations. |
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Mrs. Qurrattul Ann Siddiqui Director BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mrs. Qurrattul Ann Siddiqui is one of the founding directors of BDCOM Online Ltd. She has been actively associated with several business organizations. Mrs. Siddiqui born and raised in Dhaka completed her graduation from University of Dhaka. Mrs. Siddiqui holds a management position in Norban Group, a leading RMG conglomerate in the country. She has been involved in the creating new strategies and devises new business ideas. Her diversified knowledge and insight has helped BDCOM to flourish in the IT sector. As a mindful well-wisher and director, the company’s grave success has been the top of her priorities. She has an active presence in several social and charity organizations across the country. She runs a charitable school for underprivileged children in the capital. Her charitable appreciation is only one of her many insightful traits. |
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Mrs. Quamrun Nahar Begum Director (Representative of Hornbill Apparel Ltd.) |
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Hornbill Apparel Ltd. is the corporate sponsor and director (Represented by Mrs. Quamrun Nahar Begum) of the company. They have been successfully engaged with apparel business in Bangladesh for a long period of time. | |
Mr. Md. Shafiqul Alom (Sumon) |
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Norban Fashion Ltd. represented by Md. Shafiqul Alom (Sumon) has been successfully engaged with RMG sector for a long period of time. | |
Mr. Khalid Hussain, FCA Independent Director |
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Mr. Md. Khalid Hussain son of late Mohammed Hussain is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. Mr. Hussain has more than 20 years’ experience in dealing with various financial, operational and commercial matters in MNC and Local Corporate. Mr. Hussain hold various senior positions in MNC and renowned local conglomerate like New Zealand Dairy Board, Beximco Group, Esquire Group. Mr. Hussain did his CA Article ship from one of renowned CA Firm. Mr. Hussain has vast experience in dealing with Board Meeting in both public and private companies. |
TOP MANAGEMENT:
Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam BSP, nswc, afwc, psc, GD(P), (Retd) Managing Director BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam is a Fighter Pilot by profession and the former Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (VC, BSMRAAU) and Commander of two Air Force Operational Bases. He is a graduate of Pilot Instructor’s School of the United States Air Force and has solid academic credentials which include four master degrees with first-class marks from home and abroad including Pakistan and India. He has a unique blend of professional, administrative and academic credentials, fitting to serve in highly demanding leadership positions. His skills, competency and scholastic acumen relates to the fields of human resource management, organizational executive guidance, project set up, regulatory regimes of Higher Educational Institutes, aviation and aerospace operation and management, national security and military strategy and United Nations peacekeeping operations. Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Nazrul Islam has Chaired several seminars including the closing session of “IEEE Computer Society Bangladesh Chapter Summer Symposium 2022” held at the BSMRAAU Dhaka Campus in June 2022 and national seminar on “Industry-University Collaboration for Sustainable Development of the Aviation Sector in Bangladesh: Challenges and Way Forward” held in December 2021. He was also a speaker and lead the team in a seminar on “Info Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges Faced by Developing Countries” held at National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan on 11 Jan 2012. As the Director of Plans of Air Headquarters, he was directly engaged in Procurement of military hardware, systems and services for Bangladesh Air Force while Negotiating with the different agencies including the United Nations and defense equipment supplier. He also attended numbers of Annual Planning Commission Meeting which deals with all the procurement for organizational establishment. He has visited Airbus in France to negotiate for aircraft and satellite for Bangladesh during his tenure as the VC of BSMRAAU for the development in the nation’s aviation and aerospace industry. He has been in the forefront during COVID 19 Crisis as the Base Commander of BAF Base Bashar. Air Vice Marshal Nazrul portrayed his disaster management skills by taking initiative and converting BAF Shaheen College into an isolation and medical treatment center which was utilized in managing crisis in national and institutional level by treating civilians and military soldiers simultaneously. His military service spanning nearly Four decades, his stints as the VC, BSMRAAU, Air Officer Commanding of two operational Air Force bases and Commander of BAF Peacekeeping Contingent in DR Congo reflects the breadth of his leadership experience – in particular, his ability to engage and lead teams comprised of individuals from diverse backgrounds. His staff assignments at the Prime Minister’s Office (Armed Forces Division), Air Headquarters and in UN peacekeeping missions has endowed him with unique knowledge and experience about the systems and procedures, which can be relatable and useful for any organization. |
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Mr. A.K.M. Kutub Uddin |
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BDCOM's Company Secretary & Executive Director Mr. A.K.M. Kutub Uddin has a B.Sc.(Hons) degree in Botany from Dhaka University. He obtained his Banking Diploma Part-I from Institute of Bank Management Bangladesh. Starting his professional carrier in the year 1986 he worked in different organizations including NBFI, BANK and corporate. He joined BDCOM in the year 2002 as Company Secretary and became Executive Director in 2011. | |
Mr. Md. Monowar Hossain Khan Executive Director BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Md. Monowar Hossain Khan has accumulated 26 years of experience at the senior business management position in the leading local and multinational companies. Before joining BDCOM Online, he worked as the Head of Commercial (Head of Business) in the Daily Prothom Alo. Mr. Khan started his career from BDCOM Online Ltd in 1997. Since then, Internet and technology became his passion. Being the pioneer in introducing broadband internet technology in Bangladesh, he also served as the Group COO at Race Online (Internet company), Earth Telecommunication Ltd (International Internet Gateway), Dhakacolo (tier3 Datacenter). He has contributed at the leadership roles in other leading internet companies as well- as the General Manager, ISP Division) in Access Telecom (BD) Ltd., Senior Business Manager in Amraa Networks Ltd., DGM & Head of Sales & Marketing in Link3 Ltd, and as the Head of Enterprise Solution, Head of Direct Sales in Qubee. Mr. Khan achieved Executive MBA, Major in Marketing. He also did his BSS (hons) & MSS. He is the founding Executive Committee Member of the ISP Association of Bangladesh, ISPAB. | |
Mr. S.M. Kamruzzaman Chief Technology Officer (CTO) BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mr. S. M. Kamruzzaman joined the company in 2009. He is a double M.Sc. in physics and MIS and has an extensive experience in ICT industries of 19 years. He builds and leads the whole technical team of the Company. He also participated in many training programs and events both at home and abroad. | |
Mr. CA Faker Ahmed FCA, MCHRD Chief Financial Officer (CFO) BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mr. Faker Ahmed FCA is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of BDCOM Online Ltd. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. He is also a graduate in Business Management from Dhaka College under National University. He has qualified as Chartered Accountant in 2009 under The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. He has a wide range of around 15 years of experience in several industries including Readymade Garments (RMG), Textiles, Insurance, Power, Transportation and Construction in different capacities. Prior to joining in BDCOM Online Ltd. he was the General Manager- Finance & Accounts in Toma Group (Construction, Power, Transportation), Financial Controller in Urmi Group (RMG, Textile & Fishing), Acting General Manager- Finance & Accounts in Hamim Group (RMG, Media & Transport), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Asia Insurance Limited and Deputy Controller of Finance & Accounts in Medler Group (RMG & Power) since October, 2006.He is involved with many assignments assigned by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh in different Committees and Sub-Committees. | |
Mr. Gazi Zehadul Kabir Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mr. Gazi Zehadul Kabir, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) & Head of System Integration department of BDCOM, joined the company in 2005. He had completed his B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Soil Sc. from Dhaka University but he has more than 19 years of experience in the ICT Industry. He is also affiliated with CISCO Valley as part time Instructor. He attended various training & workshops like Multicast Routing and Applications Workshop, BGP routing and BGP Multi-homing Workshop, NSP/ISP Security Workshop. | |
Mr. Anowar Hasan Sabir Chief Information Officer (CIO) BDCOM Online Ltd. |
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Mr. Anowar Hasan Sabir, is supervising the IPTSP and Software department from 2010 to till date. After completion of B.Ss. and M.Ss. in Public Administration from Dhaka University, he completed Post Graduate Diploma on Information Technology from IIT, Dhaka University and MICT from Islamic University in Kushtia as well. He has 14 years of experience in ICT sector. His primary role is to analyze the organization's needs, use and replenishment of technology within strategic and policy guidelines. He also participated in many trainings and workshops. |