New president, vice presidents of ICAB elected for 2024

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) has elected Mohammed Forkan Uddin FCA President and MBM Lutful Hadee, Maria Howlader and Md Johirul Islam Vice Presidents of the institute for the year 2024, says a press release.
The new office-bearers of ICAB were elected by the members of the Council at the Council Meeting held on Wednesday with outgoing ICAB President Md Moniruzzaman in the chair.
Mohammed Forkan Uddin will take over as President of ICAB on January 01.

He is the Managing Partner of M M Rahman & Co., a chartered accountancy firm, which is a member of Russell Bedford International (UK). Earlier, he was a partner of Masih Muhith Haque & Co., a member firm of RSM International; and served as manager of Banco Finance & Investment Ltd.
He was one of the vice presidents of ICAB for the year 2020 and a Council Member of ICAB for two consecutive terms.
Currently, he is Chairman of Audit Committee and a director of Unique Hotel & Resorts Ltd. (Westin and Sheraton). He is also one of the directors of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL), Intech Limited and Chartered Life Insurance Co. Limited.
MBM Lutful Hadee is the proprietor of Hadee Lutful & Co. (HLC), a chartered accountancy firm, established in November 2016. Mr Hadee quali?ed as a Chartered Accountant in 2007 and has 22 years work experience in reputed blue chip corporate and professional services ?rms. Before founding HLC, he was the Partner-in-Charge of Taxation & Legal Compliance Department of Howladar Yunus & Co. (HYC), a chartered accountancy firm, from January 2011 to October 2016. Prior to his time at HYC, he worked at Citycell (a SingTel Subsidiary), GP (a Telenor Subsidiary) and MFH Financial Services Ltd. (a Merchant Bank) for more than 10 years in the department of Finance, Taxation, Legal, Corporate and Secretarial Affairs.
Md. Johirul Islam is the Partner of A. Qasem & Co., a CA firm which is a member of Ecovis International. Johir completed his L.L.B from Chittagong Law College under The University of Chittagong and practised Tax and Corporate Law for more than 30 years. He is a senior Member of the Chittagong District Bar Association and Chittagong Taxes Bar Association.
Johir is a member of Rotary International and was a President of Rotary Club of Chittagong Port City. He is the life Member of Ma-o Shishu Hospital, Kidney Foundation and Diabetic Association of Bangladesh.
Maria Howlader is the managing partner and founder of Howlader Maria & Co. (HmAC), Chartered Accountants (Member Firm of KRESTON Global). She has been doing Bangladesh Audit, Accounting, Taxation and Advisory Practice since 2008. Before founding her own professional practice and consultancy work, she was the partner in A. Qasem & Co., a chartered accountancy firm and practiced there for many years. Earlier, she worked for the CA firm Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. She became an Associate Member of ICAB in 2008 and Fellow Member in 2013. She is also serving as a Director to the Board of Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JBCCI) and the DAM Foundation.