Ashik Chowdhury

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Ashik Chowdhury, born Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, is a Bangladeshi banker and executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority. [1] He is also an amateur skydiver. [2]

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Early life

Chowdhury was born in Chandpur and was raised in Jessore due to his fathers posting. [3] He studied at the Sylhet Cadet College. [3] He did his Bachelor of Business Administration from Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka. [4] [5] He did his Master's in Finance from London Business School. [4] [5] He is a Chartered Financial Analyst. [5]

Career

Chowdhury started his career as a Territory Officer of the British American Tobacco in February 2007. [4] [3] He joined Standard Chartered Bank in August 2007 and worked there till March 2011 as a manager in the Lending Strategy and Financial Planning Division. [4] [3] He co-founded The Bench, the first sports bar in Bangladesh. [4]

Chowdhury joined American Airlines in London in October 2012 as a financial and strategic analyst and left in May 2019 as the Head of Finance, Europe and Asia. [4] He was a visiting professor at the Bangladesh University of Professionals. [4] [3] He was an advisor of Grameen Telecom Trust. [4] He joined HSBC Bangladesh before moving onto HSBC Singapore. [4] He was awarded the Professional Achievement Award by British Council Bangladesh. [6] He was the Associate Director of Infrastructure Finance Investment Banking in October 2024 when he left the post. [4]

In September 2024, Chowdhury was appointed Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority replacing Lokman Hossain Miah. [3] He was also appointed Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority replacing Md Sarwar Bari who was appointed in July 2024. [3] [7]

Personal life

Chowdhury is an avid skydiver. [3] [8] In Memphis, he jumped from 41,795 feet with a flag of Bangladesh. [9] [10] He was sponsored by United Commercial Bank PLC. [11] He was awarded the Greatest Distance Freefall with a Banner or Flag record by Guinness World Records. [12] He also holds a private pilot license in Bangladesh. [5] He is married to Nabila who is also an IBA, DU graduate. They are blessed with a daughter and a son.

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  2. ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury, a professional skydiver, posing with the Bangladesh flag". today.thefinancialexpress.com.bd. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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  6. ↑ "British Council honour the success of UK Alumni in Bangladesh". British Council Bangladesh . Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sarwar Bari appointed new BEZA executive chairman". The Business Standard. 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  8. ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury makes record-breaking jump from 41,000ft". Dhaka Tribune . 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Anika, Ayman (2024-05-26). "Ashik Chowdhury's record skydive from 41,000 feet!". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  10. ↑ Mia, Sozib (2024-05-28). "Ashik jumps off plane with national flag". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  11. ↑ "UCB to sponsor Ashik Chowdhury in his attempt to make Guinness World Record by jumping from 41,000 feet". The Business Standard. 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
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