Profile

Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun

Executive Chairman

Ashik Chowdhury is the Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). He holds the rank of Senior Secretary and is the first private sector leader to head these key investment promotion agencies (IPAs) under the Chief Adviser’s Office.

Previously, Mr. Chowdhury was an investment banker at HSBC Singapore, specializing in infrastructure and sustainable finance. His expertise spans across advisory, investment strategy, M&A and strategic planning. He began his banking career at the Standard Chartered and headed finance at American Airlines, covering Europe and Asia. He has also advised the Grameen Telecom Trust.

Mr. Chowdhury has an MSc in Finance from the London Business School, where he was awarded an Alumni Scholarship. He got his BBA in Finance and Economics from the Institute of Business Administration at Dhaka University. He has advised the Brunel Business School in London and taught business at Dhaka’s Bangladesh University of Professionals as a visiting professor. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

He is a certified skydiver and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest freefall with a flag. He is also a private pilot licensed in the UK.