Mr. Md. Zahedul Hoque

Mr. Md. Zahedul Hoque, a highly professional, prominent and well established Businessman was born in a renowned family. He completed his Bachelors of business administration majoring Industrial Management in December, 1992 from Northeast Lousiana University, Monroe, Lousiana, USA. His father Al-Haj Md. Nurul Hoque Sowdagar, a prominent and well established businessman in home & abroad, was one of the Sponsor Directors of Standard Bank PLC. and is the founder of Hazi Mohammed Nurul Hoque Degree College, Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong and Amenia Forkania and Nuria Madrash, west Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong.

Mr. Zahedul Hoque is the proprietor of M/S Zahed Brothers (import of food grains, spices, betel nut, sugar & vegetable oil) and M/S NLZ Fashion (computerize embroidery unit). He is also the Managing Director of M/S NLZ Fashion Limited (100% export oriented readymade garments in Chittagong Export Processing Zone) and Director of M/S Noor Oil & Food Products Ltd.,The Director of Hossain Oil Mills & Dada Salt factory and the Director of M/S Arafat Limited (Iodized Salt Industries).

Mr. Md. Zahedul Hoque is associated with many renowned social organizations and also devoted social workers as well as involved with the following institutions:

»He is the Director of Standard Bank PLC. & Holding the position of Chairman of Executive Committee of the Standard Bank PLC..

»He is the Director of The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCCI).

» He is a Patronize member of the Governing body of Hazi Mohammed Nurul Hoque Degree College, Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong.

» He is the Life Member of Army Golf club, Dhaka.

» He is the Permanent Member of Chittagong boat club.

» He is the Permanent member of Chittagong club ltd.

» He is the Permanent member of The Chittagong Collegiate School '85

» He is the Life member of Maa o shishu hospital, Agrabad, Chittagong.

» He is a member of (Bangladesh Garments Manufacturing & Export Association) BGMEA.

Mr. Mohammed Abdul Aziz

A man of pleasant personality with amiable determination Ln. Mohammed Abdul Aziz is the Sponsor Director and Vice Chairman of Standard Bank PLC.. He is a man with a strong vision & commitment and a selfless social Leader.

Ln. Aziz completed his SSC examination from renowned GalimpurRahmania High School in the year 1968. After that, he completed his HSC from Govt. Dhaka College in the year 1970. He was also a valiant freedom fighter who participated in the Liberation War of 1971. Without any break of study hesuccessfully obtained graduation in Commerce in the year 1972 from Dhaka College.

After completing his academic education instead of joining any service he started his own business. By dint of his untiring efforts & hard work, sincerity he established himself as a successful entrepreneur of Dhaka city. He is one of the pioneer importer of industrial raw materials and Commercial Importers of various items till date. Apart from that in the year 1994 he joined Midland Credit Cooperative Society as Managing Director & Chairman. By his effort & leadership skills, he made it into a top leading cooperative society in Bangladesh. Furthermore he focused into different business ventures including hotel industry, garments sector and so forth. He was the former Vice Chairman of Moonlux Knit composite garments Ltd. He is also a founder member and Board of Trustee of renowned educational Institution Fareast International University.

Ln Aziz joined Lionism in the year 1985 as a member of lions club of Dhaka Progressive. Since then his service towards the distressed humanity made him reach the different positions of Lions Clubs International District 315 B2, Bangladesh. He was elected unopposed District Governor for the term 2005-06. He made his call Light the Blind as a District Governor for the year 2005-06 where he has completed 4500 cataract operations of the needy and poor patients free of cost throughout the country.

Beside being an active humanitarian & social worker, Ln Aziz devoted himself into many other social & welfare works with the following includes:

1) Major donor & member of governing Body of Arambagh Girls high School & College.

2) Vice Chairman of Dhaka Progressive Lions Eye Hospital.

3) Former Vice chairman 1^st division Arambagh football club.

4) Donor of Ln Ferozur Rahman Residential Academy , Brahmanbaria.

He is a widely travelled man who has travelled the SAARC region and USA, UK, Australia, Morocco and etc. As a lion & a business giant Lion Aziz received numerous numbers of awards & recognition in his field.

Mr. Ferozur Rahman

Mr. Ferozur Rahman, an eminent business personality comes of a landed gentry and reputable muslim family was born in 1946. Mr. Rahman, is a dynamic and visionary leader of banking and other business arena. He is cheerful, good-humored and exuberant character. He grew up in a pious Muslim family and established himself as a star, flamboyant hotel business man in Bangladesh. He has a wide range of experience in several businesses. He is the sponsor shareholder of Sonali Insurance Company Limited, Director of Hotel Golden Dragon Limited, Hotel Eram International Limited and Hotel Peacock Limited were established under his flagship and dynamic directorship. He is also the proprietor of Olio Enterprise and Hotel Oli Dream Heaven.

Mr. Rahman has been involved with many prominent social organizations and is a fanatical social worker. He is an angelic face to the society and forward footstep for the wellbeing of his neighbor since he has been discernible with the following institution:

• » Past District Governor, District 315 B2 as well as PMJF Lion.
• » Chairman of Sultanpur Union Parishad, Brahmanbaria for about 23 years.
• » Founder Chairman of Ferozur Rahman Fund and Foundation.
• » Vice-Chairman and Chairman of New Model Bohumukhi High School, Dhanmondi, Dhaka for 35
      years.
• » Founder and Chairman of Ferozur Rahman Residential Academy School and College.

Al-Haj Mohammed Shamsul Alam

Mr. Al-Haj Mohammed Shamsul Alam was born in 1953 at Noapara, Raozan, Chittagong and he is in business since 1972. His father and grandfather Late Hajji Abul Bashar Sowdagar and Late Abdur Rouf Sufi respectively were also the renowned businessmen at their own territory. Mr. Mohammed Shamsul Alam in his first business life belonged to his family business “Trading of Cloths� at Kurbanigong, Chittagong.

Few years later (From 1976) he started his own business of House Hold Electrical Appliances like Refrigerators, Freezers, Television and others. He is now the Managing Partner of M/s. Radiovision and Radiovision is one of the leading importers, retailers and whole seller of the House Hold Electrical Appliances like Refrigerators, Freezers, Washing Machine, Air Conditioners, Colour Television, DVD, VCD etc.

He is also one of the Director of Standard Bank PLC. Except this he is also the Managing Director of PAM Complex (PVT) Limited which is the manufacturer of Garments poly bag and others accessories, Director of CIDER Education Services Limited, Chittagong, Partner of AB Electronics, “G�. Telecom, “G� Distribution, �GNET� Digital Communications Center, Chittagong etc.

Mr. Mohammed Shamsul Alam is also a devoted social workers and involved with the following institutions:

1. A) Founder President of “Amena Bashar Boyoshaka Punarbashan Kendra� Noapara Raozan, Chittagong. “Amena Bashar Boyoshaka Punarbashan Kendra� is a self finance project exclusively.
2. B) Donor Member of Noapara Muslim High School, Noapara, Raozan, Chittagong.
3. C) Member of the Lions Club of Chittagong.
4. D) Associate Member of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Mr. Gulzar Ahmed

Mr. Gulzar Ahmed is a renowned business personality in Bangladesh. He is the Proprietor of APAN Jewellers, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka. Apan Jewellers has been in the jewellary business since 1982 and it has expanded 7 branches in Dhaka city. Mr. Gulzar Ahmed has got practical experience of over 35 years in different business sectors. He is the Director and Ex Vice Chairman of Standard Bank Ltd.

Mr. Ferdous Ali Khan

Mr. Ferdous Ali Khan is a reputed businessman hails from a very respectable Muslim family of Dinajpur. All of his brothers, sisters are highly educated and well placed in the society.

His father late Siddique Ali Khan was an educated businessman of Dinajpur. In order to gain expertise in Tailoring, Mr. Khan started his career as a maker in a Tailoring Factory in Dhaka in the year 1972. After five years, he worked as a Cutting Master and worked till 1980. In the year 1980, September 18th he started his own Tailoring shop at Jahan Mansion, 29 Mirpur Road, Dhaka-1205. His devotion and dedication helped him gaining far and wide reputation as an Iconic Tailoring House in the city. In September 1986, he opened his 2nd branch at the diplomatic area of Gulshan. Since then, he has been marching forward and opened branches in Chattogram port city, Hotel Isha Kha Market, VIP Road, Kakrail, Panthapath Dhanmondi & Kuril.

For his proposed factory & branch, he already purchased floor spaces for another branch at Kazi Shopping Center, Progoti Sharani (Bishwa Road), Badda, Dhaka- 1229 in June, 2006. He has already started a world class central factory & showroom. He is a sponsor Director of Standard Bank Ltd., member of Uttara Club Ltd., Army Golf Club and BCI, Dhaka. Mr. Khan is married and a proud father of two daughters and one son.

Mr. Kazi Khurram Ahmed

Mr. Kazi Khurram Ahmed is a Computer Engineering alumnus of Purdue University, USA. He is a Fellow of National Defense College. He is also the honorary consul of Gambia in Bangladesh. Mr. Ahmed is the author of Amazon.com’s number one best seller book "The Dark Science of Logical Fallacies� which is now part of the syllabus at University of Dhaka and Canadian University of Bangladesh.

He was recognized as one of the “Leading Professionals of the World� by the International Biographical Centre of UK in 2010. American Biographical Institute named him “Man of the Year" in the same period. Prior to his induction into the Board of Standard Bank PLC. , Mr. Ahmed has been serving as a Director of SB Capital Management Limited and Member of Shariah Supervisory Committee of Standard Bank PLC. and left his mark on different policy aspects of the Bank since long. As the only son of Mr. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, honorable Chairman of the Bank & International Director of Lions Clubs International, Mr. Kazi Khurram Ahmed also embraced Lionism at a very early stage of his life and has been involved in a host of humanitarian activities.

He has been involved in multifarious business activities for more than 16 years. Presently, he is the Director of Eastern Engineering Works Limited, Proprietor of Ahmed & Sons and Chairman & Managing Director of EMX Limited. He was also the Chairman of Standing Committee on International Affairs of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI).

Mr. Ahmed has keen interest in global financial markets with particular focus on global foreign exchange and commodity markets. He has in-depth knowledge of the operational mechanics of commodity market, forex market and exchange- traded financial products. He is married with a son.