Mohammad Refaul Karim Chowdhury was elected as chairman of the Dhaka Regional Committee (DRC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), and Mahmudur Rahman as secretary, effective from January 1 this year.

Chowdhury 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 and valuation analyst, said a press release.

Currently serving as a deputy general manager of finance at Transcom Distribution Company Ltd, he held roles across various industries, including telecommunication, ITES, readymade garment, 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.

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

However, Rahman is currently serving in the position of director (assurance and advisory) at ACNABIN, Chartered Accountants.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2012 and 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 obtained his bachelor's and master's in accounting and information system from the University of Dhaka and also completed ACMA from the United Kingdom.