Independent Director
Md Abdus Salam FCA, FCS is a former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB). He also served both ICAB and ICSB Institutes as the Council Member. He obtained his Bachelor of Honours and Master Degree in Accounting from the University of Dhaka in 1975 and 1976 respectively and qualified as Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh in 1989 and became Fellow of the Institute in 1994. He was awarded Burmah Eastern and the BCIC scholarships to pursue his CA degree.
He has been rendering services to the Institute in various capacities and as a member of different standing and non-standing Committees, including Board of Studies, the Technical & Research Committee, Editorial Board and Review Committee for published Accounts & Reports. He was elected to Dhaka Regional Committee of the Institute and served as the Secretary in 2000 and in one of regular Faculty Members of the Institute. He was also the Technical Adviser of the IDA Technical Assistance project for Chartered Accountants titled "Development of Accounting and Auditing Standard in Bangladesh" financed by the World Bank. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh. He was Vice president for the term 2005-2006 and the Treasurer for the term 2004-2005 of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh. He has been serving as elected Councilor of the said Institute since its establishment in 1997. He is a Charter Member and Best Past President of the Lions Club of Dhaka Meghna for the term 1993-94. He is a Life Member of Dhaka University Accounting Alumni Association, Bangladesh Economic Association and Bangladesh Computer Society. He attended various national and international seminars/conferences in United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Italy, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Salam in his career served in a number of Government autonomous bodies and multilateral international development organizations including Bangladesh Power Development Board as Additional Director of Accounts, General Manager Finance in National Tea Company and as Mission Team Leader and Consultant/Expert for UNDP, ADB, World Bank, CIDA, DFID, NORAD, SIDA, EC, DANIDA in a number of projects in the fields of financial management, auditing and governance. He has completed an assignment as the National Finance Expert with the PEDPII of Asian Development Bank.
He was the Member of the Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd., Director of Coal Power Generation Company Ltd., Electricity Generation Company Ltd. (Govt. Body), Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange and Member of South Asian Federation of Accountants (a SAARC body).
He is also Independent Director of Matin Spining Mills Ltd. and Union Capital Ltd.