Board of Directors

Mr. Iftekharul Islam, a prominent and promising industrialist of the country is the Vice Chairman of Uttara Bank PLC. He comes of a noble and respected Muslim family of Kishoregonj district. He was born on the 15^th July in 1980. He is a commerce graduate. Mr. Iftekharul Islam is also the Chairman of Risk Management Committee and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Bank. Mr. Islam is the Chairman of UB Capital and Investment Limited and Uttara Bank Securities Limited. He is also a member in the General Body and the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB).

Mr. Iftekharul Islam, one of the top check industrialists in Bangladesh, is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aftab Group of Industries. Mr. Iftekharul Islam involves in Textiles, Ready Made Garments, Food, Fertilizer & Pesticide, Industrial Pump Production, CNG Refueling & Conversion businesses which are the valued partner to economic development of Bangladesh. Mr. Islam operates his global businesses through his overseas offices located in different countries dealing with a wide range of innovative product and services and brand building.

Mr. Islam is the Managing Director of Aftab Global Foundation and AIMS Corporation Ltd.- philanthropic organizations and performing his responsibilities to the Nation.

Mr. Avirul Islam has completed high school at Ross School in East Hampton, N.Y, USA. Currently, he is pursuing a double bachelor's degree from Harvard University and New York University (NYU STERN). He is the eldest son of Mr. Iftekharul Islam. He joined the Aftab Group as Deputy Managing Director at an early age. He played a vital role in incorporating the information technology that made the group’s activities prompt and easier. It entirely changed the traditional modes of production, trading, export and internal communication. He also involved himself in the group’s functional, productive and financial streams. He is also actively engaged with a number of social, philanthropic, and charitable organizations.

 

 

 

Mr. A. S. M. Ataur Rahman, a dynamic Director of Uttara Bank Securities Limited, is a Business Graduate having B. Com (Hons) from Dhaka University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from De La Salle Graduate School, Manila, Philippines.  He was born in a noble Muslim family on 1 November 1947 . He was also the Independent Director of Uttara Bank PLC.
At the early stage of his career, Mr. Rahman worked as Country Specialist, DATA ASIA (a weekly bulletin covering 24 countries of Asia financed by UNDP), Press Foundation of Asia (PFA), Manila, Philippines. Afterwards, he joined as Administrative Officer (In-charge of Training Unit), Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Dhaka and organized training courses on project analysis for bankers jointly with the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. He has also worked in various senior positions with the Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), a regional inter-governmental organization having its headquarter in Dhaka. Further, he worked as General Manager (Finance & Administration) of Bangladesh Silk Foundation (BSF) established by the Government as a not-for-profit company and promoted to Managing Director before completing his tenure.

Presently, he is the Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Bangladesh, The world business organization, organizing training workshops /seminars mainly on international trade finance for bankers both at home and abroad and also organized a number of international conferences in Dhaka attended by Heads of State, governments, ministers, international organizations, business leaders, bankers, experts from home and abroad where each conference was attended by more than 600 delegates. He has more than 47 years of professional experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sarker, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh, is one of the Directors of the Board of Uttara Bank Securities Limited. 

Mr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sarker obtained both his Honor’s and Master’s Degree in Accounting from University of Rajshahi. He also has completed ACBA from IBA, University of Dhaka. He has vast working experience of more than 31 years in diverse fields. In his long illustrious career, Mr. Sarker held various key positions in Poultry, Real Estate, Garments, Textiles, CNG, Dairy and Pump Industries.

Mr. Sarker sits on the Executive Committee of the Rajshahi University Accounting Alumni Association and member of Rajshahi University Alumni Association. He also sits on the Executive Council of Bangladesh Accounting Association.

He was appointed a member of the Board of Directors of Uttara Bank PLC on August, 2021. He is also a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.