Audit Committee

Professor Iqbal Ahmad was born on the 20th September 1948 in a respectable Muslim family of Narsingdi District. He obtained B.Sc(Hon’s) and M.Sc Degree from the University of Dhaka and further M.Sc, Industrial Administration (Major in Marketing) from Aston University, United Kingdom and successfully completed many Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Export Market and TOT, ITC (Geneva, Switzerland), Personal Management (BMDC, Bangladesh), Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development, ISS (Manila, Philippine), MS. Industrial Relations and Labour Economics (ISS, Holland),  Research Methodology (George Washington University, USA), Business Case Teaching and Writing (Harvard University, USA) etc.

Mr. Iqbal had been a Professor and former Director, Teaching in DBA, MBA, EMBA and BBA Program Supervising M.Phil., Ph.D. and DBA program students of the Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University, Dhaka. He has 41 years of professional experience and during this period, Professor Iqbal was given many assignment under the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Government such as  Director, Board of Bangladesh Biman, Neutral Member of Minimum Wages Board, Director, Sadharan Bima Corporation and an Administrative Officer of a Jute Mill under BJMC and also in Educational Institutions as Advisor of Faculty of Business Administration, Bangladesh University, Dean of Faculty of Business, ASA University Bangladesh and Chairman, Executive MBA Program and MBA Program, IBA, DU. Currently, he is a visiting Professor, Department of Business, Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology, Cumilla (BAIUST).

Professor Iqbal has also worked as Research Associate at Institute of Social Studies (I.S.S.), The Hague, Holland. He developed different senior executive program for senior Level on Human Resource Management, Brand Management, Business Research, Leadership and Ladies Executive Management Programs and other areas. He has also acted as consultant, Advisor in many organizations at home and abroad.

Professor Iqbal has many publications out of which Human Resource Management (Karmi Babosthapona), Cases on Micro Credit (Artho Rujgarer Prochesta), Organizational Behavior (Shangathanik Acharan), Basic Labor Laws of Bangladesh, Dishari (Adult Education) and Industrial Relations and Labour Movement in Bangladesh are remarkable ones. He has also published several articles on Agro Business in national journals.

For his outstanding contribution to Education, he was honoured with Bangladesh Education Leadership Award, 2018 and fellow of the Institute of Management, University of Channaini. He is also a member of AMDISA.

Professor Iqbal was inducted in the Board of Directors of Uttara Bank PLC. as Independent Director in July, 2020.  He is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

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 15th 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, Readymade 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 products 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.

Biography of 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 PLC. 

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 30 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 is also sits on the Executive Council of Bangladesh Accounting Association.

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

Professor Faruq has been a faculty member in the Department of Management at the University of Dhaka since 1991. He obtained his B.Com. (Hons.) and M.Com. Degrees in Management from the University of Dhaka. He earned his Ph.D. in Business Administration from Aligarh Muslim University in India. Throughout his academic journey, he consistently achieved outstanding results, securing first division or class in all examinations.

Dr. Faruq has served in various prestigious roles. He was Chairman of the Department of Management and Chairman of the Bureau of Business Research (BBR) on two occasions. He also holds the position of Director at the Center of Advanced Research in Strategic Human Resource Management. Additionally, he is the Coordinator for the Master of Professional Human Resource Management program at the University of Dhaka. With 33 years of professional experience, Dr. Faruq has built an extensive and reputable career.

He has been a course advisor and trainer for Faculty Training Programs at the National University several times. He has organized many training programs and workshops in Management, Career Management, and Human Resource Management. Dr. Faruq has also been a visiting professor at various public and private universities and professional institutes, such as ICMA and ICAB.

Dr. Faruq has an impressive portfolio of publications both domestically and internationally. He has supervised numerous M.Phil., Ph.D., and D.B.A. students. He is the author and editor of the book "Fundamentals of Management" (January 2024). He also edited "Management Education for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in the Context of Bangladesh" (June 2022). Additionally, he served as Associate Editor for the "Journal of Business Studies" and the "Journal of Management." He was on the Editorial Board of the Special Issue of the "Journal of Management" (June 2022). This issue focused on Building Organizational Sustainability and Resilience. It was published to mark the 100th anniversary of the University of Dhaka and the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence.

Professor Faruq Ahmed was born on September 9, 1966, in a respectable family in Feni District. Since April 28, 2024, he has been serving as an independent director on the Board of Directors of Uttara Bank PLC.