Md. Monowar Hossain is a highly accomplished Chartered Accountant, Certified Information System Auditor, Certified Public Finance Accountant, Certified Forensic Accountant, and Cost and Management Accountant. With over 26 years of professional experience, his career spans roles in prestigious institutions, including Chief Financial Officer of Agrani Bank PLC, Head of Internal Control and Compliance at the same bank, and Consultant for the Office of the Chief Accountant at Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). Monowar Hossain has served in various capacities, including General Manager (ICC) at Rupali Bank PLC and Head of Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting Compliance at the Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC. His leadership in financial management and governance is further highlighted by his tenure as a Financial Management Consultant at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mr. Hossain holds multiple professional qualifications, including FCA from ICAB, CISA from the USA, CPFA from the UK, and FCFA from the USA. His educational foundation includes a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Commerce (Accounting) from the National University of Bangladesh. Throughout his career, Monowar has been recognized for his expertise in financial audit, internal controls, risk management, and corporate governance. His diverse experience also extends to tax, VAT, transfer pricing, forensic accounting, and business advisory services. As a partner at Chowdhury Shazzad Monowar Chartered Accountants, he provides specialized services in audit, business consulting, corporate governance, and forensic investigations, ensuring clients receive strategic insights and comprehensive solutions.

In addition to his long-standing career in banking and finance, Hossain’s professional consultancy experience includes serving as a Financial Management Consultant for ISS, Netherlands, and contributing to financial reporting and regulatory frameworks in Bangladesh. His role in stabilizing the capital market through his involvement with the CMSF, as well as his work at various banks and financial institutions, showcases his impact on strengthening financial systems and compliance. Hossain’s skills and achievements demonstrate his commitment to excellence, integrity, and innovative financial solutions that have benefited numerous organizations and contributed to the country’s economic development.

Dr. Kazi Anowarul Hoque is an accomplished career civil servant, having served as a former Additional Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh. He has extensive national and international experience in public policy formulation, implementation, and coordination. Since his retirement, Dr. Hoque has continued to provide advisory services on formulating priority knowledge products (KP) under various projects, including the My Village-My-Town Project, LGD, HCDP, European Union, and Developing South Asian Livable Cities facility program of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In recognition of his vast experience working with development partners and engaging with the public sector, Dr. Hoque has been appointed as Director of the PLFSL by the Honorable High Court Division. Dr. Hoque is also widely recognized as a hardworking national trainer and academic consultant. He is also a visiting resource person on economic diplomacy and South-South cooperation at various national and international universities. He has taught different foundational training courses for civil servants on project management and organizational development. As part of his commitment to national-level networking and communication Dr. Hoque efficiently coordinated seminars, workshops, dialogue and other events on a range of issues, including LDC graduation, COP review, Voluntarism, promoting SDGs, local government initiatives, and Rural Development. Dr. Hoque holds a B.Sc. Ag. (Hons) and M.Sc. Degree from Bangladesh Agricultural University, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Extension Education from the same University in collaboration with Pennsylvania State University, USA. Additionally, he has attended various professional training courses both in-country and abroad.

Barrister Reshad Imam is court-appointed Director of PLFSL. Former Independent Director of Phoenix Finance & Investments Limited, a leading financial institution in Bangladesh, in light of his expertise in the financial sector and corporate ethics. Director of Finance, Academy of Law and Policy (ALAP). Reshad is a Partner at Akhtar Imam & Associates, one of the most respected law firms in Bangladesh, ranked in renowned legal directories like Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Upon completing his LLM from the University of Cambridge, he worked under the renowned politician and counsel, Dr. Abhishek Singhvi in Delhi, India before returning to Bangladesh. He also completed LLB, University of Buckingham, UK and Barrister-at-Law, Hon’ble Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK. He has permission to practice in the Appellate Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. His experience in Bangladesh has been acquired over 13 years. He specialises in Company and Commercial Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Banking, Finance and Securities Law and Labour and Employment Law. He regularly challenges decisions of government authorities through High Court proceedings (judicial review), appears on behalf of national and multinational companies in proceedings before the Company Bench, appears as counsel in domestic and international commercial arbitrations and provides corporate advisory services to private and public sector clients across diverse industries. He has built up a reputation as a dynamic litigator who always walks the extra mile for his clients. He has advised clients like British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB), Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Radiant Pharmaceuticals Ltd., GBB Power Limited, Millennium Group, Aman Group, Brittania Group, Pubali Bank Ltd., Delta Life Insurance Ltd, Padma Bank Ltd., Premier Bank Ltd., Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd, VISA Inc., Facebook Inc., Marico Bangladesh, SSL Wireless, SSL Commerz and a host of other foreign and local companies over the years. Reshad is one of the Founder Trustees and Director of Finance of the Academy of Law and Policy (ALAP), a registered trust set up with the lofty goals of, among others, dissemination of legal knowledge, research on and advocacy for much-needed law and policy reform and public interest litigation on pressing issues of national importance. He is also an independent director of Phoenix Finance & Investments Limited (PFIL), a leading financial institution in Bangladesh.

He advised different entities of Visa around the world (Bombay, Middle East, Australia, Singapore, etc.) on various corporate, commercial and financial matters including the following:

• Cross-border money transfer into Bangladesh; impact, if any of the anti-money laundering rating of the sending country and sanctions, political or otherwise, against UAE or Saudi Arabia.
• Electronic signatures and contract formalities in Bangladesh.
• Anti-corruption& bribery laws of Bangladesh. And Represented in Court and advised SSL Wireless, the first and the largest Merchant Solution Provider (MSP) in the country having 3500+ top e-commerce merchants under coverage through its secure online Payment Gateway platform SSLCOMMERZ, on various legal issues arising from the ongoing e-commerce scandal in Bangladesh.

Mr. Mohammed Atiqkur Rahman Atiq is a politician and by profession businessman having ownership and control over the reputed firms. He was born in a reputed Muslim family in Sylhet on 18th August 1960. He is a court-appointed Director of PLFSL since October 2022. The lead person representing the depositors’ who was an applicant to the Company Bench of the Supreme Court High Court Division against the liquidation order vide number of Financial Matter No. 1 of 2019. The Hon’ble Court pursuant to their application instead of liquidation was kind enough to take recourse to restructuring of the Company. Mr. Mohammed Atiqkur Rahman Atiq has devoted his wholehearted efforts to the best interest of the Company.