Ashik Chowdhury
Ashik Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| আশিক চৌধুরী | |
_(cropped).jpg) Chowdhury in 2025 | |
| Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority | |
| Assumed office 1 November 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Lokman Hossain Miah |
| Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Md Sarwar Bari |
| Chief Executive Officer of Public-Private Partnership Authority | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ibrahim |
| Executive Chairman of Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority | |
| Assumed office 20 August 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Tarique Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun |
| Spouse | Nabila Jabeen Khan |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | [1] |
| Profession | Chartered Financial Analyst |
Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, popularly known as Ashik Chowdhury, is a Bangladeshi economist, banker, and Chartered Financial Analyst who has served as the executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority since 2024.[2]
Early life
[edit]Chowdhury was born in Chandpur and was raised in Jessore due to his fathers posting.[3]
Education
[edit]Chowdhury studied at Sylhet Cadet College and he is an ex-cadet of 21st batch of the institution. He did his Bachelor of Business Administration from Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.[4][5] He did his Master's in Finance from London Business School.[4][5] He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.[5]
Career
[edit]Chowdhury started his career as a Territory Officer of the British American Tobacco in February 2007.[4][3] He joined Standard Chartered Bank in August 2007 and worked there till March 2011 as a manager in the Lending Strategy and Financial Planning Division.[4][3] He co-founded The Bench, the first sports bar in Bangladesh.[4]
Chowdhury joined American Airlines in London in October 2012 as a financial and strategic analyst and left in May 2019 as the Head of Finance, Europe and Asia.[4] He was a visiting professor at the Bangladesh University of Professionals.[4][3] He was an advisor of Grameen Telecom Trust.[4] He joined HSBC Bangladesh before moving onto HSBC Singapore.[4] He was awarded the Professional Achievement Award by British Council Bangladesh.[6] He was the Associate Director of Infrastructure Finance Investment Banking in October 2024 when he left the post.[4]
Chowdhury was residing in Singapore when the July Revolution happened and the interim government was formed. He said that Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus had called him, saying, "Ashik, got a chance to serve the country, wanna come?"[7] Upon the call, Chowdhury returned to Bangladesh. In September 2024, he was appointed Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority replacing Lokman Hossain Miah.[3] He was also appointed Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority replacing Md Sarwar Bari who was appointed in July 2024.[3][8] On 7 April 2025, he was granted minister of state status.[9][10]
Achievements
[edit]Chowdhury is an avid skydiver.[3][11] In Memphis, he jumped from 41,795 feet with a flag of Bangladesh.[12][13][14] He was sponsored by United Commercial Bank PLC.[15] He was awarded the Greatest Distance Freefall with a Banner or Flag record by Guinness World Records.[16] Chowdhury also holds a private pilot license in Bangladesh.[5]
Personal life
[edit]
Chowdhury is married to Nabila Jabeen Khan. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury profile". Prothom Alo. 2024. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury appointed BIDA executive chairman". United News of Bangladesh. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Ashik Chowdhury appointed executive chairman of BIDA". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ashik Chowdhury". LinkedIn. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun". Bangladesh Investment Development Authority. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "British Council honour the success of UK Alumni in Bangladesh". British Council Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ 'ড. ইউনূসের ৫৯ সেকেন্ডের কলেই আয়েশি জীবন ছেড়ে আসি'. Daily Jugantor. 9 April 2025.
- ↑ "Sarwar Bari appointed new BEZA executive chairman". The Business Standard. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "Bida chairman gets state minister status". The Business Standard. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "BIDA executive chairman Ashik Chy gets state minister status". The Daily Observer (Bangladesh). 7 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury makes record-breaking jump from 41,000ft". Dhaka Tribune. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Anika, Ayman (26 May 2024). "Ashik Chowdhury's record skydive from 41,000 feet!". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Mia, Sozib (28 May 2024). "Ashik jumps off plane with national flag". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ashik Chowdhury, a professional skydiver, posing with the Bangladesh flag". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "UCB to sponsor Ashik Chowdhury in his attempt to make Guinness World Record by jumping from 41,000 feet". The Business Standard. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ "Greatest distance freefall with a banner/flag". Guinness World Records Limited. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ Pratidin, Bangladesh (2025-12-14). "Ashik Chowdhury to wear Hadi's portrait helmet in world record attempt | | Bangladesh Pratidin". en.bd-pratidin.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-12-17.
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