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NRB Members
Nizam Chowdhury

Nizam Chowdhury

Advisor, NRB World
Chairman
Global Islami Bank

Nizam Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi born American has been immensely contributing to the economic development of his motherland, Bangladesh. He is an entrepreneur and Founding Chairman of the recently established NRB Global Bank Limited. This is a glowing example and recognition of the high spirit of patriotism of expatriate Bangladesh of recent times. Internationally noted businessman, Nizam Chowdhury was born on 14 February 1956 in a respectable Muslim family in Feni district. He served at PMP International Company as the Assistant General Manager where he supervised International Export-Import of the company during the tenure of 1984 till 1988. Afterwards he served Wells Fargo Bank USA as loan consultant. He is an advisor of NRB World.

Nurul Azim

Nurul Azim

Joint Secretary General
NRB World
Founder
Eastern Investment Inc. USA

Nurul Azim is one of those youth who has made Bangladesh feel proud of his activities abroad. Hailing from Cox’s Bazar, famous for its longest unbroken sandy sea beach, he is very close to Bangladeshis living in New York of the United States of America. Wherever there are Bangladeshis, the active handsome youth Nurul Azim is found there. He has not only engaged himself in social service and various socio-cultural events of the Bangladeshi community, but is also a successful entrepreneur and businessman. He has taken up the real estate investor business as a profession. He is the founder and president of Eastern Investors Inc. in New York.

Parvez Tamal

Parvez Tamal

Advisor, NRB World
Chairman
NRB Commercial Bank Ltd

Engineer Parvez Tamal is one of the many educated, talented and self-confident entrepreneurial businessmen of Bangladesh who has been able to establish himself in the business arena in different countries. This young visionary entrepreneur is currently a citizen of the Russian Federation. Parvez Tamal, a Russian engineer of Bangladeshi origin, is currently the chairman of NRBC Bank Limited, one of the country’s largest private banks. He is also the Chairman of Russia-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Parvez Tamal, a son of the country’s renowned freedom fighter family, is also the General Secretary of Bangabandhu Parishad Russia and a general body member of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI). He is an advisor of NRB World.

Prof Sanawar Choudhury

Prof Sanawar Choudhury

Advisor, NRB World
FCA, PhD Chartered Accountant
Entrepreneur - Academicia – Philanthropist

In a complex world where decisions often get bogged down in layers of bureaucracy and good ideas often wither and die, Dr Sanawar Choudhury has always proven to be the exception to the rule. He makes things happen, infusing those around him with infectious energy and passion empowering colleagues to think big, innovate ideas and arrive at transformational solutions. Sanawar stretches goals with such intensity and focus that anything but success is unthinkable.Sanawar started his journey in 1975 when he was at the age of 9. As social activist and notable philanthropist, Sanawar has extensive social projects in both the UK and in Bangladesh, funded through his Choudhury Foundation. He is an advisor of NRB World.

Quamrul Mina

Quamrul Mina

Advisor, NRB World
CEO
Pragma Systems

Quamrul Mina is an accomplished software architect and developer, and has wide experience in the industry in networking and security software. Prior to Pragma, he worked at Bell Labs, Touch Communications, Novell and IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California and managed large development teams. He has participated in the development of some of the most widely used software in the world like Novell Netware, TCP/IP, Appletalk, IBM NetView, Tivoli TME for NT, HP OpenView and SecureShell. Quamrul has been involved with the conceptualization and development of most of Pragma’s present generation of products, including Telnet Server and SSH Server. He is an advisor of NRB World.

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Rabiul Karim

Rabiul Karim

Vice President, NRB World
Executive Vice-President
Famacash, Franchisee, Church's Chicken

Many Bangladeshi talented and luminary youths who established their business and made our country’s position strong Robiul Karim Belal is one of them. Robiul went to West Germany in 1978 and then he moved to America in 1985. By dint of constant efforts, he made himself successful. Now he is a successful tech businessman in America. He is the founder of ‘Famacash’. Robiul Karim was born in Bogra. Robiul Karim Belal always likes to take challenges. Now, he is an established tech businessman. At present, he involves himself in tech business as the Executive Vice President of Fama Cash. Fama Cash is a Fintech Startup which utilizes AI and Blockchain and is enriched with software technology. He is a Vice President of NRB World.

Rafikul Islam Mia Arzoo CIP

Rafikul Islam Mia Arzoo CIP

Advisor, NRB World
President, BONANZA, Moscow, Russia
Vice Chairman
NRBC Bank Bangladesh

Rafikul Islam Mia Arzoo, an expatriate from Moscow, Russia, is one of the luminaries of Bangladesh. This talented engineer living in Moscow is a prominent entrepreneur. He is the Founder and President of JSC Bonanza, one of the leading business firms in Russia. Engineer Rafikul Islam Mia Arzoo, a Commercial Important Person (CIP) status holder honored by the Government of Bangladesh, is the Sponsoring Director of NRB Commercial Bank Ltd of Bangladesh and is currently the Chairman of its Audit Committee. After graduation, Rafikul Islam Mia Arzoo devoted himself to the electronics business in 1990. For this, he founded the company JSC Bonanza. He is an Advisor of NRB World.

Rafiq Khan

Rafiq Khan

Vice President, NRB World
President, AVS Group USA, Inc
Managing Director, AVS Real Estate

Rafiq Khan, a visionary and self-confident Bangladeshi American, is the founder and president of AVS Group. This group is a full service architectural & digital signage and fixtures manufacturer that not only offers the finest quality craftsmanship, dynamic customer service, and the best competitive solution in the USA, but also throughout the entire world. The entrepreneur and owner of this group, Rafiq Khan, is an expert individual in modern business culture. He has more than 25 years of experience in visual work, graphic design, and project management. Hardworking and industrious,Rafiq Khan is involved in each activity from the beginning to the end of any job. He is the Vice President of NRB World.

Raihan Zaman

Raihan Zaman

Advisor, NRB World
CEO & Founder
Utshob Group

Every human being dreams about change, no matter whether that change is a small one or something close to a huge stride towards the future. All one needs is the will to succeed and the spirit that greases one’s effort to scale the ladder of success. These are words mouthed by one of the most successful expatriates living in the USA, namely, Raihan Zaman. Known for his dedication and perseverance, he is the founder of one of the fastest growing e-commerce sites, utshob.com. Raihan Zaman is more popular than his unique enterprise. He is the icon of North America whose name has forever been etched into the community’s collective consciousness. He is an Advisor of NRB World.

Rajulur Rasel

Rajulur Rasel

Research Secretary, NRB World
Operational Excellence Manager
Medtronic, Asia Pacific

Rajulur Rasel is one of the proud sons of Bangladesh. Rajulur Rasel started working in 2005, then the employee has changed 2 companies and 8 jobs. On average, Rajulur Rasel works for one company for 2 years. Rajulur Rasel has been working as a Deployment Manager for Medtronic for 182 days. Furthermore, he has been appointed as Operational Excellence Manager for Medtronic, Asia Pacific. Aside from his professional career, he is the Research Secretary of NRB World, Rasel has shared his expertise and knowledge to help the organization in achieving its goals.

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Rudmeela Nawsheen

Rudmeela Nawsheen

Treasurer, NRB World
Founder & CEO
ConfigVR & ConfigRbot
Silicon Valley, USA

When engineering is a field that is barely explored by women, Rudmeela Nawsheen, a Bangladeshi tech entrepreneur who is founder and CEO of ConfigVR and ConfigRbot based in Silicon Valley, California, dared to dream of a career in electrical engineering – a STEM field that seldom sees women succeed.Rudmila launched ConfigVR 2016, her first company in Silicon Valley with her own savings. She recently launched her second company ConfigRbot with four robots, two Internet of things (IoT) devices and 6 software/management solutions and tools. She is adding more exciting products and solutions to her company soon. She is the Treasurer of NRB World.

S A K Ekramuzzaman

S A K Ekramuzzaman

Advisor, NRB World
Managing Director
RAK Ceramics Ltd

Mr. S A K Ekramuzzaman is a pioneer in making tiles & sanitary ware available in Bangladesh & most famous for bringing world’s best ceramic tiles brand, RAK ceramics, to Bangladesh which is contributing to the development of livelihood of people by creating job opportunity & business. RAK Ceramics is one of the largest ceramics’ brands in the world. Specializing in ceramic and Gres Porcelain wall and floor tiles and sanitary ware the company produces 123 million square meters of tiles and 5 million pieces of sanitary ware per year at its 22 state-of-the-art plants across the United Arab Emirates, India and Bangladesh. He is an Advisor of NRB World.

Shah Nawaz MBA

Shah Nawaz MBA

Advisor, NRB World
President & CEO, NY Car & Limo Services Inc
NY Insurance Brokerage Inc
Golden Age Home Care Inc

Shah Nawaz, a social worker, Print-N-Electronic Media personality, an outstanding philanthropist, an activist and a successful businessman by profession. Having the gifted passion of music, sports and learning, he did his Masters in Economics from the University of Dhaka, Masters in Business Administration from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA, Dhaka Univ.) with an ultimate goal to leave the world better than what he found at his School-college-University student-hood. Keeping the same goal to help have a better world for the people across the globe, Shah Nawaz turned every possible stone to equip himself and manage personal, social and business dynamics. He is an Advisor of NRB World.

Tahmina Watson

Tahmina Watson

Executive Member, NRB World
Immigration Lawyer
Watson Immigration Law
Seattle, WA

Tahmina Watson is a Seattle-based immigration attorney, podcaster and activist. She is the founder of Watson Immigration Law and founder of the Washington Immigrant Defense Network, which funds and supports legal services for detained low-income immigrants. She is also the co-founder of Airport Lawyers which provided critical free services helping vulnerable people affected by the travel bans. Tahmina is deeply committed to serving the community as well as advocating for comprehensive immigration reform. Founded by Immigration Lawyer Tahmina Watson, Watson Immigration Law is a Seattle-based law firm with a practice exclusively in the area of United States Immigration and Naturalization law. She is an Executive Member of NRB World.

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Tanveer Mahmood

Advisor, NRB World
President & CEO
AIMEX LLC

Tanveer Mahmood is a successful self-made Bangladeshi American entrepreneur. He is the President of AIMEX LLC., one of the world’s reputable defense articles suppliers to the U.S. Armed Forces, Foreign Military and Government agencies. Mr. Mahmood has been recognized as the industry leader at the early stage of his life with over 20 years of experience in the defense industry. Mr. Mahmood also made a tremendous business success in infrastructure, especially in the Energy sector all over the World. After the MBA program Mr. Mahmood worked many years in the defense industry. Guided by the principles of hard work Mr. Mahmood started his own journey with AIMEX LLC. He is an Advisor of NRB World.

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