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SAFA-PRESIDENT
Delwer Hussain elected new SAFA president
DHAKA, Jan 3, 2021 (BSS) – AKM Delwer Hussain, former president and council member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), has been appointed as the new President of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) for the year 2021.
Delwar is a senior fellow member of the ICMAB. He has served ICMA Bangladesh as its President for two times in the year 2004 and 2013, said a press release.
He was elected as a board member and also member of the strategic committee of the Confederation of Asian and Pacific Accountants (CAPA) in 2004.
Delwer is principal and CEO of AKM Delwer Hussain and Associates. He is also Director of Agrani Equity and Investment Limited (A subsidiary of Agrani Bank Limited).
He is also a member of finance committee of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Director of Audit Committee of WASO Credit Rating Company BD Ltd.
Delwar is Chairman of WASO Engineers & Consultants (BD) Ltd. He has acted as Chairman of a State owned Corporation namely Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) from 2014 to 2019. Prior to taking this responsibility, he was the Director (Finance) of BSFIC.
He was nominated as the Director of Rupali Bank Ltd., Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd., (DPDC) Khulna Shipyard & Narayanganj Dockyard, Bangladesh Diesel Plant BDP, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) and Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) Limited.
The release said SAFA has undertaken the leadership role in providing a new direction to the accountancy profession within the region and this Apex body has nearly 375,000 professional accountants affiliated with its member bodies.
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