DHAKA, Jan 8, 2025 (BSS) - Mohammad Refaul Karim Chowdhury was elected as Chairman while Mahmudur Rahman as Secretary of the Dhaka Regional Committee (DRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

The new chairman and secretary of the DRC of ICAB were elected recently at a meeting. Their fresh term gets effective from January 1, 2025, said an ICAB press release today.

Mohammad Refaul Karim Chowdhury, born in 1982 in Chattogram, is a Fellow Member of ICAB, IFA (UK), and IPA (Australia). 

A qualified Chartered Accountant since 2011; he is also a VAT Consultant, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and Certified Financial Modeler & Valuation Analyst. 

Currently serving as DGM-Finance at Transcom Distribution Company Ltd, he has held roles across various industries, including telecommunication, ITES, RMG, real estate, and autonomous bodies. 

He has expertise in company affairs, secretarial work, IPO preparation, tax planning, financial modeling, business intelligence, and the integration and implementation of ERP systems. 

As a dedicated trainer and faculty member of DRC-ICAB, Chowdhury has trained over 200 ICAB members and more than 4,000 students on topics including Excel, Financial Modeling, PowerPoint, VAT, and Income Tax. 

He is a founder member of the Bangladesh VAT Bar Association. He is also an active contributor to ICAB through his involvement in various committees.

Mahmudur Rahman is currently serving in the position of Director (Assurance & Advisory) at ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants. Rahman qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2012 and in this route, he was an articled student of ACNABIN Chartered Accountants. 

Currently, he is a member of DRC-ICAB and a member of a few other Committees. He is also serving as a resource person in the ICAB Academic Campus, other professional institutions and Universities. 

Rahman has also participated in different high-level training as arranged by IFRS/IAS and other professional bodies. 

Rahman is also the Treasure of the Accounting Alumni of, the University of Dhaka. He has been serving the Alumni since 2014.