Our Key Professionals

Aminur Rahman

Sr. Director

Mr. Aminur Rahman, an economist and business executive by his academic career and a tax official by profession. He served the Government of Bangladesh for more than twenty-eight years in different capacities starting as Assistant Commissioner of Taxes in 1983 and eventually rose up to the position of Member (Tax Policy) of National Board of Revenue. Since getting retired from the government service in 2011, he has been working as Tax Policy Expert and Tax Counsel with different organizations and as Guest Faculty with Institute of Business Administration and Faculty of Business Studies of Dhaka University and Bangladesh Civil Service (Taxation) Academy. After retirement he was hired by IFC of World Bank to participate in drafting a new income tax law. Before joining us on 1 June 2017 he was working as a Consultant to a leading Chartered Accountant Firm of Bangladesh and as a Tobacco Tax Consultant with CTFK Bangladesh Program and also consultant of UNDP on tax policy planning for climate protection. He is also panel Advisor to FBCCI. He is also presently serving as a member of Taxation & Corporate Laws Committee of ICAB.

Mr. Rahman obtained his graduation majoring Economics from Dhaka University and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Institute of Business Administration. He also obtained his graduation in law from the National University.

During his long professional career, he had participated in various national and international training programs organized by different multi-lateral organizations including IMF Institute, Singapore and Harvard University, the USA. He had held various positions in the tax department such as tax enforcement, intelligence, training as well as policy formulation. He also acted as Team Leader of tax treaty negotiation with several countries including Russia and the USA.

aminur@acnabin-bd.com

Mezanoor Rahman, FCA

Director

Mr. Mezanoor Rahman is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He completed his CA Articleship from ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants in 2002. He is a member of Taxation & Corporate Laws Committee (TCLC) of ICAB. He completed his B. Com (Hon’s) and M. Com in Accounting and he is a life member of Accounting Alumni Association of Jagannath University. He is also a Member of the Dhaka Taxes Bar Association and a VAT consultant. He has obtained his VAT consultancy certificate under VAT & SD Act, 2012 from the National Board of Revenue (NBR). He was Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Janata Insurance Company Limited.

Mr. Mezanoor has been leading the Taxation and Corporate Affairs department of ACNABIN as Director. He has gathered experience in the public and private sectors industry in taxation, accounting, consultancy and other advisory & support services. He has worked for multinational and local companies including manufacturing, banks, financial institutions, power sectors, government projects, foreign & local joint ventures, chain hotels, garments & textiles, IT sectors, NGOs, services and so many other sectors.

During the service period of more than 20 (twenty) years, he has accrued wide experience in planning, conducting and supervising services related to income tax and VAT inter alia including transfer pricing, internal audit, due diligence, forming opinion on investment benefits in Bangladesh for interested investors, accounting, vetting of financial statements within the purview of taxation and other applicable laws, approval of provident, gratuity & superannuation funds form the NBR, formation of companies and RJSC&F related services, merging of Private Limited Companies (High Court & RJSC&F part), setting up foreign liaison and branch offices and other BIDA related services in Bangladesh.

Following are the names of a few clients of different sectors to whom he has provided consultancy, advisory and support services:

Huawei Technologies (Bangladesh) Limited, Unilever Bangladesh Limited, MINISO Bangladesh Limited, Marico Bangladesh Limited, Syngenta Bangladesh Limited, Bayer CropScience Limited, British Council Bangladesh, Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bangladesh, Grameenphone Limited, Banglalink Digital Communications Limited, Robi Axiata Limited, Airtel Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh Cricket Board, Embassy of Sweden, Royal Danish Embassy, Royal Norwegian Embassy, Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt.) Limited, HDFC Sinpower Limited, M&J Group of Companies, Evince Group of Companies, Divine Group of Companies, Sharif Group of Companies, Grameen Telecom Trust, Standard Chartered Bank, The City Bank Limited, Sena Hotel Developments Limited (Radisson), Korean Expressway Corporation, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Elanco Bangladesh Limited, IPDC Finance Limited, Keller Ground Engineering Bangladesh Limited, United Commercial Bank Limited, BRAC Bank Limited, BRAC EPL Investments Limited, BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Limited, data edge limited, Brain Craft Limited, Excel Tele-Com (Pvt) Limited, Geoharbour Bangladesh Engineering and Construction Limited, Sinotrans Bangladesh Limited, SRG Apparel PLC, etc.

He is involved with various social activities, a life member of Lions Clubs International Foundation and Region Chairperson (Club) of Lions Clubs international, District 315 A1, Bangladesh.

mezanoor@acnabin-bd.com

Mahmudur Rahman, FCA

Director

Mahmud is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. He qualified in 2012 and working as director of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants. Mahmud completed his BBA and MBA from the University of Dhaka.

Mahmud is one of the members of the Dhaka Regional Committee of ICAB. He is also the Treasure of the Accounting Alumni, University of Dhaka. He has been serving the Alumni since 2014. Mahmud is a Faculty Member of ICAB.

As a chartered accountant, Mahmud has been active in audit and advisory services across a sizeable number of local and multinational clients. His professional activities include:

Assurance Service: Statutory audit, Independent review of financial statements, Review engagement and Performing agreed-upon procedures (Special audit, Management audit, Performance audit, Interim audit etc.).

Corporate Finance Advisory Services: Due Diligence, Valuation (Business/ Share Valuation, Regulatory Valuation, Investment Valuation, Fixed Assets Valuation etc.).

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Accounting services, Preparation of management accounts and management information systems, Preparation & Maintenance of books of accounts etc.

Risk and Advisory Services: Business Advisory, Forensic Services, Management Assurance (Internal Audit, Concurrent Audit/Second Opinion, Management Audit etc.).

Past experience: Mahmud’s current and previous clients include Bangladesh Bank, Agrani Bank Limited, Prime Bank Limited, ONE Bank Limited, Pubali Bank Limited, Green Delta Insurance Company Limited, GE Healthcare Bangladesh, Summit Power, Unilever, Walton, AK Khan and Company, Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, Infrastructure Development Company Limited, Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh, Grameenphone Ltd., Accenture Communications Infrastructure Solutions Limited, Wipro IT Services Bangladesh Limited, Axiata Digital Bangladesh Limited, Hungama Bangladesh, Arla Foods Bangladesh Limited, OSJI Joint Venture (a joint venture of Obayashi Corp., Shimizu Corp., JFE Engineering Corp. and IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd.), Tokyo Construction Co., Ltd., OTJ Joint Venture (a joint venture of Obayashi Corp., TOA Corporation and JFE Engineering Corporation), IHI SMCC Joint Venture (a joint venture of IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. and SMCC Corporation), TOA Corporation, etc.

mahmud@acnabin-bd.com

Ranesh Acharjee, FCA

Director

Ranesh Acharjee is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) bearing Enrollment Number 0549 and rejoined as a Director in the firm in March 2016. He did his Bachelor Degree from the University of Chattogram in 1981 and qualified as Chartered Accountant in January,1988. He was born in 01 October 1960.

Mr. Ranesh also worked with ACNABIN as a Qualified Assistant from March 1988 to November 1993 after becoming Chartered Accountant. His current responsibilities included external audit, internal audit, other assurance services, designing internal control and working with government projects/organizations.

Prior to rejoining in ACNABIN in 2016, he worked as a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a large Micro-Finance Institution (MFI) named ASA for 22 years. The main responsibilities included in that post were to design accounting system, prepare budget, report to donor agencies and manage Tax and VAT. He was also responsible for operation of Micro-Finance where he designed Micro-Finance operation policy, recovery system, insurance system, bad debt management and operational reporting.

Mr. Ranesh obtained a three-month long training named Overseas General Management Course (OGMC) conducted by DANIDA in Denmark. He also conducted a Micro-Finance Training course in Lagos, Nigeria arranged by UNDP-Nigeria. He developed ASA- Micro-Finance operational manual and ASA-Internal Audit manual.

ranesh@acnabin-bd.com

Md. Foij Ahmed, CISA

Director

Md. Foij Ahmed has been a valued member of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants, specializing in audit, advisory, and consultancy services. He has obtained accreditation as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) in the United States. Commencing his academic journey with a Bachelor of Commerce from the National University of Bangladesh in 2001, he later earned a Master of Commerce from Jagannath University in 2003. In 2018, he advanced his education with a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Dhaka.

Additionally, Md. Foij Ahmed has completed his LLB and is certified by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as an Income Tax Practitioner (ITP). Furthermore, he is a certified Information System Auditor accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and is an esteemed member of the Accounting Alumni and holds a lifetime membership with the Central Alumni at the University of Dhaka.

Md. Foij Ahmed has dedicated a substantial portion of his career to actively providing audit and advisory services to a wide range of local and multinational clients. His professional activities encompass:

Audit and Assurance: Statutory Audit, Information System Audit, Compliance Audit, Independent Review of Financial Statements, Agreed-upon Procedures (Management Audit, Special Audit, Performance Audit, Interim Audit, etc.)

Advisory and Risk Services: Management Consulting (IT advisory services, financial management services, procurement advisory), Risk Consulting (internal audit risk and compliance services, forensic services), accounting advisory services (integrated reporting, financial risk management), Cybersecurity and Transfer Pricing.

In addition to his mentioned skills, Md. Foij Ahmed holds specialized expertise in the field of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, particularly in the context of audit and accounting activities.

Md. Foij Ahmed adeptly oversees a diverse range of engagements spanning various industries within the audit domain. His clientele is extensive, covering state-owned banks, private commercial banks, Islamic Sharia’h-based banks, manufacturing and textile businesses, multinational corporations, power generation companies, oil and gas conglomerates, telecommunication giants, airline corporations, media conglomerates, sports entities, cement manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, construction firms, micro-finance institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), brokerage houses, merchant banks, asset management companies, life insurance companies, and various other service industries.

He has attended extensive number of domestic and international training programs like Information Systems Audit, International Financial Reporting Standards, International Standards on Auditing, Audit of Banks and NBFIs, USAID & CDC Financial Management & Compliance, etc.

As a visionary leader, Md. Foij Ahmed combines academic acumen with diverse professional experience, positioning himself as a beacon in the realm of financial consultancy.

foiz@acnabin-bd.com

Abdullah Al Mamun, FCA

Director

Mamun is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and joined as a Director in the firm in July 2022. He qualified in 2008 and passed all levels of CA examination at First sitting. For his outstanding result at CA Exam, he received his CA Certificate from the Honorable President of Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. In October 2014 he became a Fellow Chartered Accountant of ICAB. He did his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting & Information Systems in 2005 and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Accounting & Information Systems in 2006 from University of Dhaka.

He worked at Eastern Bank Limited (EBL), one of the most reputed private commercial banks in Bangladesh, for almost 11 (eleven) years from October 2011 to July 2022. At EBL he worked on Financial Integrity, Financial and Regulatory Reporting, Annual Report and written some policies and manuals of EBL, e.g. Procurement and Disposal Policy, Accounting Manual, GL Control & Reconciliation Policy, Outsourcing Policy and SOP of Regulatory Reports. He settled long pending BCCI legacies with Bangladesh Bank to merge asset and liability GLs of BCCI with those of EBL. He worked as a core team member for migration of Core Banking System (CBS) of EBL.

As a Faculty of ICAB, he has been taking classes at Certificate Level, Application Level and Advanced Level since the inception of new syllabus (2010) after signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He was as a Visiting Faculty of MBA Program of Eastern University.

Mamun has a good blending of working experience as a public accountant as well as a top level management executive in the corporate sector. As a public accountant, Mamun has been active in audit and advisory services across a sizeable number of local and multinational clients. His professional activities include:

Assurance Service: Statutory audit, Independent review of financial statements, Review engagement and Performing agreed-upon procedures (Special audit, Management audit, Performance audit, Interim audit etc.).

Corporate Finance Advisory Services: Due Diligence, Valuation (Business/ Share Valuation, Regulatory Valuation, Investment Valuation, Fixed Assets Valuation etc.).

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO): Accounts payable processing, Payroll and payroll tax processing, Accounting services, Human resource support, Preparation of management accounts and management information systems, Preparation & Maintenance of books of accounts, Support in day-to-day Transaction Processing, Advice on secretarial matters relating to the Companies Act etc.

Risk and Advisory Services: Business Advisory, Governance, Risk and Compliance, Management Assurance (Internal Audit, Management Audit etc.).

Tax and Regulatory Services: Direct Tax, Indirect Tax, Regulatory Services, Special Advisory.

Mamun’s other interests:

He is a member of Board of Studies (BoS) and Technical and Research Committee (TRC) of ICAB.

He has a great interest in writing. He is writing on CA profession to reach this noble and prestigious profession to the mass people. So far he has written four books titled “CA Jiboner Golpo”, “Shadhinatar Subornojoyonti”, “CA Keno Porbo” and “Moner Diary”.

mamun.abdullah@acnabin-bd.com

Dewan Shahinur Rahman, CMILT, CPLM, CSCA

Director

Mr. Dewan Shahinur Rahman, CMILT, CPLM, CSCA rejoined the firm on 02 July 2023 as Director - Advisory.

He started working in ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants from 2006 in the advisory & consultancy service department. Over the years, his knowledge and experience of providing advisory and consultancy support to foreign investors in Bangladesh have enriched his professional networking portfolio. He has frequently travelled abroad for work at the offices of clients and his cross border working experience have developed the essential interpersonal skills required for dealing with human assets from different professional cultures and with varied temperaments. He worked for the firm for about 12 years and then moved to corporate services.

He served with Fonterra Brands Lanka (Pvt.) Limited for a product relaunching project in Bangladesh. Before that he worked with Manuchar NV as Shareholders’ Representative to oversee company’s B2B business operation in Bangladesh. While serving with L’Oreal Bangladesh Ltd. as Head of Business Development he was responsible for managing sales operations and automation of the sales process.

In 2021 he became a Chartered Member (CMILT) of the Chartered Institute of Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), UK. In the same year he obtained CPLM (Certified Professional in Logistics Management) qualification from International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA). He was admitted as a member (MILT) of CILT, UK in 2018. In 2011 he obtained Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) qualification from ISCEA.

He did his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Leeds Trinity University and Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Supply Chain Management from ZNRF University of Management Sciences.

He has travelled for work most frequently in Vietnam, China, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia & India, few times in Kenya and once in East Africa.

He is actively engaged with Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS), Alliance of Supply Chian Professionals in Bangladesh (ASCPB), Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD), Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT) Bangladesh Council, Leaders Forum Bangladesh (LFB), Old Rajshahi Cadets Association (ORCA). He is a member of the Cadet College Club Limited (CCCL).

His core expertise and skills are:

End to End Logistics Operations and Supply Chain Management

Sales Operations - GTM, RTM, Distribution Quality, Sales KPIs Management

Sales Process Automation

B2B & B2C Business Development

Business Set-Up/Establishment (Trading & Manufacturing) and Operations Management (Non- Technical)

Business Partnering among Brand Owner, Manufacturer, Distributor, and Retailer.

Importation and Exportation Process Execution

Commercial Matters, Insurance Management, Banking Relationship

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)

Cross Border Transactions (Inward & Outward) and Foreign Exchange Regulations

Direct and Indirect Taxation

Product Cost Planning and Operations Budgeting

Financial Management & Budgetary Controls (Excluding Accounting)

Business Process Documentation and Process Auditing

Contract Management

International /National Tendering

Project Management

Fraud & Irregularities Investigation

Company Affairs & Secretarial Matters

In-country Regulatory Compliance Management

Training Facilitation

...@acnabin-bd.com

Mohammad Mutasim Hossain, FCA

Director

Mohammad Mutasim Hossain is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. He qualified as Chartered Accountant in December, 2015, having completed his CA articleship with this firm between 2010 and 2013 from ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants. He did his MBA and BBA in Accounting and Information System from University of Dhaka.

Mr. Mutasim is a Director working in Taxation and Corporate Affairs division of ACNABIN. His client service areas include financial reporting, direct and indirect tax assessment, advisory, planning, management and appeal proceeding, transfer pricing, international taxation, investment planning, business advisory and financial and management consultancy. He has a wide experience in joint venture formation, corporate taxation and business advisory services to contractors in JICA financed ODA projects. He has also intensive knowledge and experience for corporate tax exemption and assessment for software developers and IT companies in Bangladesh.

Mr. Mutasim’s current and previous clients include Grameenphone Ltd., Robi Axiata Limited, Accenture Communications Infrastructure Solutions Limited, Wipro IT Services Bangladesh Limited, Axiata Digital Bangladesh Limited, Hungama Bangladesh, Arla Foods Bangladesh Limited, Paxar Bangladesh Limited, OSJI Joint Venture (a joint venture of Obayashi Corp., Shimizu Corp., JFE Engineering Corp. and IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd.), Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd., OTJ Joint Venture (a joint venture of Obayashi Corp., TOA Corporation and JFE Engineering Corporation), IHI SMCC Joint Venture (a joint venture of IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. and SMCC Corporation), TOA Corporation, Penta Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., POSCO Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., Sterling and Willson, TMS International, MQ Retail AB, Yves Dorsey etc.

Mr. Mutasim successfully worked as an expert in VAT matters as nominated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) on the basis of invitation from the Large Taxpayer Unit (VAT) to resolve its disputes with taxpayers. He worked as a trainer to national VAT audit and intelligence directorate of NBR and training sessions organized by ICAB and different training organizations. He worked for facilitating investment from Singapore in Bangladesh in association with Singapore Business Federation; the apex chamber of commerce in Singapore. Mr. Mutasim is a President’s Scout and involved in various social works in personal life.

mutasim_hossain@acnabin-bd.com

A.N.M. Shakawath Hossain, CISA, CCISO

Director

15+ years of working experience in Information Technology

Mr. Shakawath was the Head of IT in leading financial company in Bangladesh and thus has experience of the private sector IT and audit in Bangladesh.

Mr. Shakawath achieved the CISA, ISO 27001, CCISO, CLPTP, ECSA, CEH, SSBB certification.

Mr. Shakawath is an Information System Security, Audit & Assurance professional, but also does consultancy and advisory work. Shakawath’s Client Services area includes Information Security (IS) Audit, IS Security Implementation, IS risks
assessment, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test (VAPT), Business System Design and Development, Business Process Management, ERP Post Implementation Review, ISO 27001 & PCI DSS compliance review.

In past Mr. Shakawath was engaged with Bangladesh Bank, Janata Bank, Exim Bank, Trust Bank, Premier Bank, SIBL, Mercantile Bank, Jamuna Bank, Al-Arafah Islami Bank, National Bank, SOS Children Village, Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd., Silkways and so on.

shakawath@acnabin-bd.com

Farhan Hyder, FCA

Director

Farhan Hyder is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. He qualified as Chartered Accountant in December, 2016. He completed his CA articleship between 2009 and 2012 from ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants. He did his MBA from Independent University Bangladesh and BBA from Victoria University Melbourne Australia.

Mr Farhan is actively involved in different activities of ICAB Chattogram Regional committee and was also a faculty member taking classes for ICAB in Chattogram.

After qualifying Mr. Farhan was deputed to Chattogram as Director and Branch Manager of ACNABIN Chattogram Branch. Being the Branch manager in Chattogram his professional responsibilities spam across wide range of activities, some of which includes Audit and Advisory, Business Process and Outsourcing, Business development and Corporate service, Risk management Services etc. In addition to the professional responsibilities, Mr Farhan is also overlooking the administration and operation of Chattogram Branch.

Mr. Farhan’s current and previous clients include Bangladesh Bank, World Bank, Agrani Bank Limited, Prime Bank Limited, ONE Bank Limited, Pubali Bank Limited, Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited, Islami Bank Limited United Commercial Bank Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation, Biman Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh Steel Rolling Mills, PHP Group of Industries etc.

farhan@acnabin-bd.com

Our Key Professionals

Aminur Rahman

Mezanoor Rahman, FCA

Mahmudur Rahman, FCA

Ranesh Acharjee, FCA

Md. Foij Ahmed, CISA

Abdullah Al Mamun, FCA

Dewan Shahinur Rahman, CMILT, CPLM, CSCA

Mohammad Mutasim Hossain, FCA

A.N.M. Shakawath Hossain, CISA, CCISO

Farhan Hyder, FCA

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