Our partners

ACNABIN Partners are different. We offer clients the expertise of Big 4 in a client friendly service framework. The structure of our engagements is designed to ensure and facilitate communications between the service team and our client. This allows us to quickly and effective address any client concerns that arise, keeping the engagement running smoothly from start to finish.

Quality is at the center of everything we do. Clients rely on our work to be of the highest quality. To exceed our clients’ expectations, we deploy a structured project team format that leverages the experience of Associates, Manager and Partners. Our partners are actively involved, and our teams deploy a mix of more experienced Associate level professionals to create efficiencies and reduce the occurrence of issues during the project.

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    Iftekhar Hossain, FCA

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    A.S.M Nayeem, FCA, FCCA

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    ATMA Bari, FCA

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    Md. Moniruzzaman, FCA

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    Md. Rokonuzzaman, CPFA, FCA

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    Md. Mominul Karim, FCA

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    Md. Reajul Islam, FCA

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    Muhammad Aminul Hoque, FCA

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Iftekhar Hossain, FCA

Partner

Mr. Hossain is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is one of the founder partners of this Firm. He did his Bachelor of Commerce (1973) from Dhaka University and became a Chartered Accountant in 1978.

Mr. Hossain has been working as an independent auditor and public accountant for more than forty years. He has extensively worked for the World Bank in preparing Bangladesh country papers on various financial/ economic issues mostly as a member of the World Bank missions. He has in-depth experience of rendering consultancy services in many micro-finance institutions and NGOs in Bangladesh, primarily for the Donors. In addition to working with international consultants in Bangladesh, he has worked abroad in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Ethiopia, Malaysia, Nepal and Uganda.

As a practicing accountant, Mr. Hossain has been active in Assurance Service, Management Consultancy, Financial Consultancy services and Accounting/information system Design/implementation to different local and multinational organizations. His regular professional activities include:

Assurance Services: Statutory auditing, Internal auditing , Special Audit, Financial review and Integrated fiduciary review to Public Sector Corporations/ companies/ utilities, Banks, NGOs , Donors and Regulatory authorities.

Management Consultancy: Organisational Systems Review to Assess the capacity of NGO partners, Strategy document preparation for cost sharing/ cost recovery, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) preparation,  etc.

Accounting/information system Design/implementation: Designed the annual financial statements of Union Parishads and the independent audit of Union Parishads by private sector audit firms (World Bank, and UNDP). As National Professional Project Personnel implemented the “Debt Management and Financial Analyses System (DMFAS)” software of UNCTAD in the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Bangladesh (UNCTAD/Geneva). Worked in design and implementation of a computerised foreign aid monitoring system (IBM S/34) at Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh. The work was a 5 year joint venture with Swedish International Services of Sweden (UNDP/UNDTCD).

 

Apart from in-country regular working experiences as audit and financial management professional, a brief of his overseas experiences may be found in the following short notes:

Conducted a four day training course on microfinance audit for the Microfinance Investment Support Facility in Afghanistan (MISFA).

Was the lead trainer in a five day audit training course in Addis Ababa conducted by the Association of Ethiopian MFI’s (AEMFI, Ethiopia).

Designed the MIS for the Qinghai (China) Microcredit Project funded by AusAID (Sagric/FDC, Australia).

Conducted a capacity development workshop on external audit of micro-finance institutions in The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (CGAP, Washington DC).

Worked as the financial analyst with a CGAP staff member to appraise the financial and operational performance of Nirdhan, Nepal (World Bank-CGAP).

Conducted a course on “Introductory Financial Analysis” for Grameen Bank replicators (Cashpor, Malaysia).

Verified the financial and accounting systems of rural credit operations of Bhutan Development Finance Corporation (BDFC), Thimphu, Bhutan. Commented on the efficiency of the operation as a whole and made recommendations for adjustment (UNCDF, New York).

i.hossain@acnabin-bd.com
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A.S.M Nayeem, FCA, FCCA

Partner

Nayeem is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. He qualified in 1980 and is one of the founding partners of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants. Nayeem is a postgraduate in Accounting from the University of Dhaka and also in Industrial Administration from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK.

Nayeem was the President of ICAB for the year 2006. He was a Council Member of ICAB from 1998 to 2018. Nayeem was the President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants in 2017 and the Vice President and the Advisor of SAFA in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

Nayeem was a Lecturer of Accounting at the University of Chittagong and Controller of Accounts Biman of Bangladesh Airlines. He also worked as the Managing Director of K&T Logistics and Finvest Services Ltd. and Director of Technical Studies of ICAB.

Nayeem 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, Nayeem 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, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transaction Advisory, Corporate Restructuring, Valuation (Business/ Share Valuation, Regulatory Valuation, Investment Valuation, Purchase Price Allocation, 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, New investment advisory, Advice on secretarial matters relating to the Companies Act., Management of Litigation, Correspondence with Corporate Regulatory Bodies etc.

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

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

Sustainability Advisory Services: Strategic Support (Review existing Governance & Policy Frameworks, Redefine a Comprehensive Governance structure with a ‘Prevention, Detection and Remediation’ process for ensuring an ethical environment within the organization etc), Managerial Support, Operational Support etc.

Nayeem’s other interests:

Chairman of Board of Studies of ICAB

Member- Different Committees of ICAB.

Director of Grameen Fund, Grameen Knitwear Limited, Grameen Fashion and Fabrics Limited, Ononyo Construction and Development Limited

Member of Grameen Mutual Fund

Ex-Chairman of Audit Committee, International and Regional Affairs Committee,  Quality Assurance Board, Executive Committee and Examination Committee of ICAB

Ex-Chairman of Committee on Professional Ethics and Independence – SAFA

Ex-Chairman of Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association and Port Users Forum of Bangladesh

Ex-Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited,  Sonali Bank Limited, Agrani Bank Limited, Karnaphuli Group of Companies and Republic Insurance Company Limited and Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association

nayeem@acnabin-bd.com
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ATMA Bari, FCA

Partner

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atmabari@acnabin-bd.com
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Md. Moniruzzaman, FCA

Partner

Moniruzzaman is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He became an Associate Member of ICAB in 2001 and a Fellow Member in 2006. He has been a partner of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants since 2003. He is a luminary graduate in commerce from the University of Dhaka, holding both a B. Com (Hons.) and an M. Com degree in Accounting.

Moniruzzaman serves as the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the year 2023. Previously he was elected as a Vice President of ICAB for the year 2019. He has been serving the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) as a Council Member since 2019.

In his esteemed role as a public accountant, Moniruzzaman has over 30 years of extensive knowledge and expertise. He has worked with a wide variety of local and international clients, performing various professional tasks for them. These professional tasks include:

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

Business Advisory Services: Corporate Restructuring, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business and Share Valuation, Regulatory Valuation, Investment Valuation, Purchase Price Allocation, Fixed Assets Valuation, Feasibility Studies, Financial Modeling, Business Process Optimization, etc.

Risk and Advisory Services: Forensic Services, Risk Management and Mitigation Strategies, Compliance Evaluation and Enhancement, Fraud Detection and Prevention, Internal Controls Evaluation, Joint Venture Formation, Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Management, Management Assurance (Internal Audit, Management Audit, Concurrent Audit/Second Opinion, etc).

Tax and Regulatory Services: Direct Tax Advisory and Planning, Indirect Tax Advisory (e.g., VAT), Regulatory Compliance and Reporting, Tax Optimization Strategies, Transfer Pricing Compliance, Tax Dispute Resolution, Customs and Excise Duty Consulting, International Taxation, Employee Compensation Structuring, etc.

Sustainability Advisory Services: Governance and Policy Framework Assessment and Enhancement, Development of Comprehensive Governance Structures, Establishment of 'Prevention, Detection, and Remediation' Processes, Ethical Environment Promotion, Managerial Support for Sustainability Initiatives, Operational Support for Sustainability Implementation, Sustainability Reporting and Compliance, etc.

In addition to the aforementioned proficiencies, Moniruzzaman possesses specialized experience in the realm of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services. He generously imparts his wisdom to various organizations, conducting comprehensive training programs across a wide spectrum of subjects, including accounting, finance, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), corporate governance, internal controls, internal auditing, tax planning, and tax management.

Moniruzzaman expertly manages an eclectic portfolio of engagements encompassing diverse industries. His clientele includes state-owned banks, private commercial banks, Islamic Sharia’h-based banks, manufacturing and textile concerns, multinational corporations, power generation companies, oil and gas conglomerates, telecommunication giants, airline corporations, media conglomerates, sports entities, cement manufacturers, pharmaceutical firms, construction companies, micro-finance institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), brokerage houses, merchant banks, asset management companies, life insurance firms, and various other service industries.

Moniruzzaman’s extensive experience, technical expertise, and dedication to professional development have made him a respected figure in the field of accounting and finance in Bangladesh. His contributions extend beyond his professional career to include important roles in government and corporate governance.

Moniruzzaman’s Other Interests:

Chairman of Executive Committee and Examination Committee of ICAB.

Ex-Chairman of Investigation and Disciplinary Committee, Technical and Research Committee, Professional Development Committee, Committee for Small and Medium Practitioners, Media & Branding Committee, Quality Assurance Board, Editorial Board, etc. of ICAB.

Government-nominated Board Member of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB).

Ex-Independent Director and Ex-Chairman of the Audit Committee for two publicly listed companies, namely, Janata Insurance Company Limited and Golden Son Limited.

Member of the Academic Committee of the Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Dhaka.

Life Member of the Accounting Alumni, University of Dhaka and also Life Member of Dhaka University Alumni Association, SM Hall Ex-students’ Association and Bangladesh Accounting Association.

monir@acnabin-bd.com
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Md. Rokonuzzaman, CPFA, FCA

Partner

Rokon is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), UK. A partner of this firm since 2008, Rokon is a postgraduate in Accounting.

As public accountant Rokon has been active in audit and advisory services across a sizable number of local and multinational clients. He too provides taxation services to a good number of selective clients. His regular professional activities include:

Audit and Assurance: Statutory auditing, Internal auditing, Financial review and various agreed upon reviews

Business Advisory: Due diligence review, Valuation work, Company formation, Back office supports services in the form of BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), System designing and deployment, Development and designing of SoPs (Standard Operating Procedures).

Taxation Advisory: Both Income Tax and VAT.  

Apart from regular working experiences as audit and accounting professional, a brief of his special experiences may be found in the following short notes:

Engaged as member to the Technical and Research Committee of ICAB for over two decades dealing with adoption, interpretation and implementation of IFRS, ISA and IESBA Codes of Ethics.

Worked for global multinational companies including GSK, Procter and Gamble etc. holding prestigious positions ranging from Internal Audit Manager to the Chief Financial Officer.

Dealt with implementation of major ERP in the leading corporates as Project Manager and Steering Committee Chair.

Performed various training programs for the corporate executives and accountants on IFRS, Inventory Management, Budgetary control etc. Also offered training programs on Finance for Non-Finance executives in various corporates.

Engaged as a regular trainer in the Certificate Course on IFRS organised by the ICAB.

Published various articles on professional matters in The Bangladesh Accountant and Local Dailies.

Attended live TV programs on various channels as speaker on matters important to the current trade and commerce.

Extensively traveled on various activities across the continents.

 

rokon@acnabin-bd.com
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Md. Mominul Karim, FCA

Partner

Mr. Karim is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is a professional member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) qualified as a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He is a partner of this firm since 2008.  He is also  a licensed VAT consultant of NBR.  He did both his graduation and post-graduation in Finance from University of Dhaka (DU). As a professional accountant, he has wide experiences in conducting statutory audit, internal audit, special audit, business consultancy, taxation and financial review works in country and abroad. His regular professional activities include:

Assurance Services: Statutory auditing, Internal auditing , Special Audit, Procurement Audit, Financial review and Integrated fiduciary review to Public Sector Corporations/ companies/ utilities, Banks, NGOs, Donors and Regulatory authorities.

Management Consultancy: Valuation work, Development and designing of SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), Due diligence review, Company formation, Back office supports services in the form of BPO (Business Process Outsourcing). Organizational Systems Review to Assess the capacity of NGO partners, Strategy document preparation for cost sharing/ cost recovery etc.

Capacity assessment/review: Organization capacity review on behalf of different donors like world Bank, CORDAID, SDC, UNDP, Oxfam etc.

Taxation Advisory: Both Income Tax and VAT.

Information system:  Design & implementation of ERP system and it's different modules like job management, payroll, accounting, inventories, PF, GF etc., information system audit, advise on information system procurement.     

His notable special experiences are following:

Worked as Head of Internal Audit of MGH Group, one of the largest business houses in Bangladesh having overseas offices in different countries, where he conducted internal audit in all companies under the group including overseas offices and reported to the top management, suggested appropriate policies to the management, designed and established internal control system within the group, and developed necessary standard policies for different departments.

He worked in two leading professional accounting firms in Bangladesh for over a period of 20 years and has gathered wide experience in conducting statutory audit of some local, international, multinational companies and donor agencies and all related activities for the audit.

Performed various training programs for the corporate and NGOs on internal audit, financial reporting, accounting, Inventory Management, Budgetary control etc. He has done many audit and consultancy assignments in the development sector. He acted as facilitator in the ‘Financial Management Capacity Development Training’ to the Lead and Associate NGOs implementing GFATM funded project managed by Save the Children USA” and in the “‘Training on Financial Management to the Partner NGOs of Cordaid in Bangladesh” very recently.

He worked as a consultant with the Office of Internal Audit (OIA) team of UNICEF New York Headquarter under a Special Service Agreement (SSA) and worked as a consultant of Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) for review of procurement functions of a project of Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) funded by JBIC in association to Ashhi Ltd. (Japan).

He has successfully conducted different professional assignments in Hong Kong, Oman, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

mominulkarim@acnabin-bd.com
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Md. Reajul Islam, FCA

Partner

Reajul is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB). He is a partner of this firm since 2013.  He is a licensed VAT consultant of NBR. He did his graduation in Business Finance and Management from University of Mysore, India.  

Reajul has been working as a practicing accountant for more than 14 years. He has vast experience in providing advisory services on regulatory, business set-up, direct and indirect taxation, transfer pricing, expatriate taxation & mobility services and business outsourcing services for a number of local and multinational organizations, banking and non-banking financial institutions. His regular professional activities include:

Direct Taxation: Advisory services, Tax planning, Compliance and Comprehensive tax reviews, International Taxation, Capital Gain Tax, Transactions structuring, Assessments and Litigation services, Tax audit and Investigation, Appeal and Tribunal.

Indirect Taxation (VAT): Advisory, Compliance and Litigation services related to VAT and Custom Duty, Comprehensive VAT reviews, Transaction structuring, VAT audit and Investigation, Appeal and Tribunal.

Transfer Pricing: Advising on TP planning, Compliances, Restructuring of business model, Feasibility studies, Advance pricing agreements, TP documentation and Return.

Business Advisory: Advising on optimal business model based on regulatory, foreign exchange regulations, taxation and other relevant matters, Implementation/Business set-up supports, Inbound/Outbound investments advisory, Dealing with regulators like RJSC, BIDA, Central Bank, EPZ, BEPZA and BEZA, Assistance in obtaining various approvals and licenses, Post implementation support, Regulatory compliances, Mapping of regulatory process, Legal opinion and Liquidation/Winding up services.

Expatriate mobility, taxation and other services: Employment contracts/agreements, Cross-border employment tax advice and integration, Assessing residency, Expatriate income tax return preparation,

SE-Visa recommendation and Work permit from Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Employment, Multiple and Depended visa and Security clearance from the various authorities in Bangladesh.

BPO and Information system:  Back office supports services in the form of BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) like day to day, weekly and monthly accounting, Payroll, Payroll tax processing, Provident fund (PF), Gratuity fund, (GF) and Workers’ profit participant fund (WPPF) services to clients.  Design & implementation of ERP system and it’s different modules of Payroll, PF, GF and WPPF with the assistance of associate software developers.

A passionate tax professional, Reajul also frequently shares his knowledge with clients and non-clients in seminars, briefings and training workshops. He is also a regular faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

He has participated in many training programs in Bangladesh and abroad, arranged by different organizations on Direct and Indirect taxation, Transfer pricing, Customs duty, Companies Act and Labor Act.

reaz@acnabin-bd.com
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Muhammad Aminul Hoque, FCA

Partner

Muhammad Aminul Hoque is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh. He qualified as Chartered Accountant in year 2009, having completed his CA articleship with this firm between 2006 and 2009. He did his MBA in Accounting and Information System from University of Dhaka.

Mr. Amin is an Audit & Assurance partner, but also does consultancy and advisory work. Amin’s Client Services area includes Financial Reporting, Audit and Assurance, Internal Audit, Taxation Services, Transaction Services (Financial Due Diligence, Valuation) and Other Risk Advisory Services i.e. System Design and Implementation.

Amin’s major clients include Grameenphone Ltd., Grameenphone IT Ltd. (Accenture subsidiary), Robi/Axiata, Berger Paints, GE Healthcare, BBC, Huawei, TMS International, Prime Bank limited, Agrani Bank Limited, Pubali Bank Limited, Biman Bangladesh Limited, ACI Limited, ICDDR,B, Katalist, IDCOL etc.

He is a member of Editorial Board, Professional Development Committee and Taxation & Corporate Laws Committee of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh.

amin@acnabin-bd.com

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