ICMAB delegate meets Finance Minister

A nine member delegation from ICMAB led by its president Arif Khan FCMA called on Mr. Abul Maal A Muhith, Finance Minister, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh at his office on September 18, 2016 to discuss national economic issues and professional matters related to ICMAB.

ICMAB President thanked the Minister for his continuous support for the development of CMA profession in Bangladesh. He updated the Finance Minister about the general affairs of the Institute and role of CMA professionals in trade, business, industry, service sectors and the overall economic development process of Bangladesh. The president requested the Minister to engage more professional CMAs as independent director in the Board of different public sector entities.

The Minister assured full Government support to the Institute and asked the ICMAB delegation to work hard with ethics and professional integrity to graduate Bangladesh to be a middle income country. The Minister also informed ICMAB delegation that Financial Reporting Council under the Financial Reporting Act 2015 shall be constituted before end of this year.

Past Presidents Mr. M. Abul Kalam Mazumder FCMA, Mr. Mohammad Salim FCMA, Mr. ASM Shaykhul Islam FCMA, Vice Presidents Mr. Jamal Ahmed Choudhury FCMA, Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed FCMA, Secretary Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA, Treasurer Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala FCMA and Executive Director of the Institute Mr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam FCMA were present in the meeting.