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Governing Body
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PROSHIKA Management : How it
works
As a registered NGO the General Body of PROSHIKA Manobik
Unnayan Kendra also consists
of 28 members. The body is required to hold an Annual
General Meeting (AGM). The
general body is the highest authority in the hierarchy
of the organization. This general body
elects 9 (nine) members as governing body for 3 (three)
years to oversee the governance
of PROSHIKA. The nine (9) members of Governing Body
elects the Chairman, Vice-
Chairman and Treasure to see that all sectors of the
organization if functioning smoothly
and efficiently. The governing body holds a meeting 4
times every year to evaluate the
performance of programs and expenditure of the given
quarter, according to the approved
annual budget by the general body. The general body
approves the annual audit report,
appoints auditor and approves the yearly budget in the
(AGM).
The governing body appoints the Chief Executive Officer
of the organization to whom is
given the power and mandate to represent and maintain
all matters related to the
organization. The CEO guides and directs the overall
activities including administration and
finance with the support of other staff who are involved
in the implementation of programs,
projects, policies and procedures of the organization.
The Chief Executive also has to
maintain liaison, fund raising, obtaining necessary
approvals with donors, the government,
and all level of relevant local, national and
international bodies. The Chief Executive is also
the appointing and discharging authority for the
organization.
Professor M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, PhD
Chairman
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M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury is a Professor in the Department of Finance at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and currently serves as the Treasurer of the university. He is also the Executive Director of the Center for Microfinance and Development. With a distinguished academic career, Professor Chowdhury has served as a visiting scholar at numerous renowned institutions worldwide since 2000. Notably, he has held the position of Senior Fellow at both the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and the Center for Global Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has also held visiting positions at the University of Stirling (UK), the Asian Development Bank (Philippines), the National University of Malaysia, and the National Central University (Taiwan).
Professor Chowdhury's educational background includes a B.Com (Hons) and an M.Com in Finance and Banking from the University of Dhaka, as well as a Ph.D. in Banking and Finance from the University of Stirling in the UK. His research interests span a wide range of topics, including microfinance, poverty alleviation, safety nets, gender, entrepreneurship, climate finance, payments for ecosystem services, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility. He has received research funding from esteemed organizations such as the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), the University of Stirling, the Royal Economic Society (UK), the Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF), the Government of Japan, the Bureau of Business Research (BBR), the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Grand Challenges Canada, the Microfinance Management Institute, and the Government of Taiwan. Professor Chowdhury has made noteworthy contributions to academia, with approximately 30 scholarly articles published in reputable national and international peer-reviewed journals.
Beyond his academic work, Professor Chowdhury has shared his expertise as a consultant with various national and international organizations, including the World Bank, CIDA, DFID, FAO, UNDP, PKSF, and the Government of Bangladesh. Actively engaged in multiple international professional bodies, he currently holds a council membership in the Development Studies Association (DSA) in the United Kingdom and serves as the Convener of the Asia-Pacific Region’s Global South Study Group within the DSA. With a strong commitment to academia, Professor Chowdhury has traveled extensively to over 70 countries, contributing to academic discourse and addressing globally relevant issues.
Dr. Md. Shahid Uz Zaman
Vice-Chairman
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Md. Nurul Islam Tuhin
Vice-Chairman
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Mr. Nurul Islam (Tuhin) is a businessman and at present working at Samorita Hospital as a general manager. He is a only son of his father Ali Akand and mother Kancha Begum. He was born at Rajapur of Belkuchi thana in Sirajgonj district. At present, he resides in Dhaka. Mr. Islam bears a service delivery mentality through which he provides medical services to the people who need such help. As an attractive personality, Mr. Islam shows interest to be associated with people irrespective of class, creed and religion. He understands that to serve people one should not have discriminatory values and behavior. As an administrator, Mr. Islam possesses managerial attributes and problem solving capacity. He is skilled in analyzing social conditions and decision-making. Hence, Mr. Islam gained respect of people and popularity in his circle.
.He is involved in various social and humanitarian activities. He was elected as an Executive Member of the previous Governing Body of PROSHIKA and at present he re-elected as a Vice-Chairman of PROSHIKA Governing Body.
Rafiqa Aktar
Treasurer
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Ms. Rafiqua Akter is a well-known women activist and development practitioner in Bangladesh. She came from a highly regarded family of Comilla District. Ms. Akter possess a brilliant career as a development thinker, especially on women empowerment strategy. At one time, she was working with ‘Rangpur-Dinajpur Rural Services (RDRS) as “Project Administrator”. Ms. Rafiqua Akter has been graduated from Jahangirnagar University in Economics. Having practical and conceptual knowledge in women empowerment, Ms. Akter has written an article which is full of information regarding balancing process and strategies between man and women. The article bears tittle is “Creating a Balance between Men and Women”. As recognition of her conceptual capacity regarding women development this article was circulated in the Beijing Conference that held in 1995. Earlier considering her capacity and experience, she was elected as a member of PROSHIKA Governing Body. Upon reshuffling the structure of Governing body Ms. Rafiqua Akter has been elected as “Treasurer” in the Governing Body’s meeting no. 142.
Md. Abdul Khaleque Talukder
Executive Member
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Mr. Talukder a son of parents Al-haj Hasen Ali Talukder and Jinnatunessa. He was born on 22 February 1951 at Mohammadpur in Dhaka district. Mr. Talukder has obtains his Master Degree in Mathematics at Jahangirnagar University. In personal life, he is a teacher and social worker and philanthropist. Mr. Talukder is a respected person in his community. He, as a senior person, usually advices to the youth to work for society and community development. People of his locality is being benefited from his advice and tries to keep social integration strong in order to maintain discipline and living a peaceful life. Many individuals, clubs, senior’s group approach to him for consultation when they face any troubles and difficulties. His social service commitments are remarkable as he performs all these neither without personal interest nor from any other intention.
Renuka Biswas
Executive Member
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Ms. Renuka Biswas is a social worker and an NGO leader. She is the head of Jagarani Sangstha working at Gopalgonj district. She is a daughter of Amendra Nath Biswas and Kanaklata Biswas. She was born at Chikunibari of Kotalipara upazila in Gopalganj district. Her National Identification No. is 3515171620918. Ms. Renuka is a dedicated social development worker and working for improving the socio-economic condition of the poor community. She is working in development field for a decade and become a well-known grassroots women leader in development sector. She is involved with many social organizations, clubs and associations in Gopalganj region. Ms. Renuka is a dynamic and capable leader. She has contact and linkage with different government agencies, departments, National and international NGOs. She possesses good managerial skills. As a social development leader, she has considerable analytical skills and capacity of decision making. Moreover, she has organizing capacity and organized several right-based movements in order to ensure social, political and legal aids of the poor people.
Mr. Advin Barun Banerjee
Executive Member
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Md. Saleh Bin Shams
Executive Member
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Mifta Naim Huda
Executive Member
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