Badrun Khan
Democratic Caandidate for Congress
New York District 14

Badrun Nahar Khan, is a first generation immigrant and the eldest daughter of Bangaldeshi born parents who migrated to the United States (1960) in search of a better life and greater opportunity. Badrun was born in New York and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She is married and is a proud mother of two beautiful teen-age daughters.

As a child growing up in NYC during the 1970’s, Badrun experienced her families struggles to provide a good life for their children. Badrun’s parents were hard working individuals, they worked countless hours in their own small business and instilled the value of education and hard work to their children.

Social life was not always easy and Badrun experienced how difficult it was being the lone Bengali Muslim in her class. Badrun fully understands that her life’s experiences and the benefits of living in a culturally diverse community offered invaluable lessons that stay with her today.

Badrun is no stranger to hard work. As a teenager she studied hard and worked in her parents’ restaurant after school. She also found time to serve as a translator when needed to the emerging Bengali community.

Badrun took full advantage of each and every opportunity and her hard work allowed her to be the first woman of her family to go to college and graduate with a Bachelors of Arts from Marymount Manhattan College.
Her education paved the way for others in her family to do so as well. Badrun is working as a financial controller for a non-profit. Family is so important to Badrun and she often acknowledges her debt to her parents and her firm belief that her success is due to her devoted and selfless parents.

The value of hard work and dedication is instilled in Badrun and resonates as she passes on the same values to her two daughters, one of whom is about to enter college this fall.

Despite working full time, raising a family and working hard as her husband achieves his own Culinary degree, Badrun remains heavily involved in her Bengali Community throughout the city, but primarily in Queens. Badrun was formerly elected the President of the Jalalabad Association, whose members number well over 14,000 people.

As President, she raised money for the needy, purchased 108 burial and helped alienated Bengali women in the community. She also organized cultural events and encouraged first and second generation Bengalis to learn more about their heritage. Badrun has worked towards political and social empowerment for her community. Her service has gone well beyond the Bengali community. She has volunteered and serves with honor as a member of Community Board 2. Badrun continues to works diligently each day to help her community and the people of District 14,

As a daughter of immigrants who has lived through so much change in the United States, Badrun has a strong vision for the future, not only for her beloved Bengali community but for all New Yorkers.

Badrun’s dream is to be a uniter, someone who hopes to build bridges and a force for positive change so that no community, regardless of their ethnicity or religion will ever be left behind. Badrun believes that people should work FOR something, not just against something and that all people should get more involved in mainstream politics and become more integrated as American citizens to have THEIR voices heard. Badrun is considered by many as a tireless advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves. Her voice will be heard not only in the halls of government but on each and every street in our district. She will clearly become the voice that will represent all New Yorkers.

SM Badrul Huq Georgie
CEO, B&H Towels of Linens

SM Badrul Huq Georgie comes from a traditional highly educated, aristocratic business and political family in Chattogram, the commercial capital of Bangladesh. Maintaining the family’s reputation, he has established himself as one of the best business entrepreneurs in Florida, USA.
Badrul Huq Georgie is the founder and CEO of B&H Towels of Linens, one of the top companies in Florida. His father, late SM Bazlul Huq was also a gentle, dynamic, intelligent individual and highly educated who graduated from London. He was one of the renowned politicians in Bangladesh, who has immensely contributed to making Chattogram a commercial city.
The Late SM Bazlul Huq was engaged in the movement of Lionism and was the President of Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Party founded by Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq. He was a businessman during the Pakistan period and visited many countries including the USA , England and Germany. Grandfather of Georgie’s Mother Late Khan Saheb Abdul Hakim Miah was a ruler of Chattogram during the British period. There is a ‘waqf estate’ at Monsurabad of North Agrabad after his name.
After completing SSC from Chattogram Cantonment Public School & College, SM Badrul Huq Georgie got admitted to Dhaka College. In 1982, he went to Germany to pursue higher education on Operational Shipping. After returning to the country, he went to America in 1988 and obtained a green card. After two years, he returned to Bangladesh in 1990. He joined as Executive Director to the Dhaka office of his father’s company SM Bazlul Huq & Co. Ltd. He was then 25 years old. At that time, the number of employees in his office was more than 50 people. He performed his duties with great honesty and sincerity. By working at his father’s office, he has earned the encouragement to become an entrepreneur in the future.
SM Badrul Huq Georgie moved to America in 2006 and immediately emerged as a first-class entrepreneur. He established B&H Towels & Linens, a luxury industry of the service sector, in Florida. B&H Towels & Linens drew the attention of customers within a short time and the products of the company got the importance among common people including high standard hotels. As a local company, B&H Towels & Linens has been accorded with the ‘Best of 2019 Panama City Award’ as the best company for assessing marketing methods, annual growth, economic progress, quality of products, community involvement, customer service, etc. This is a prestigious award in the USA. B&H Towels & Linens got this award in the category of producing and supplying high standard towels and linen. It is because B&H Towels & Linens is the producer and supplier of Florida’s luxury textile sector. Towel and bed sheets made of high-quality materials in America are of excellent quality. Apart from that, towels have a great demand for use in the kitchen as well as in hotels. This company is based in Central Florida with a warehouse measuring 10,000 square feet in the heart of Orlando.SM Badrul Huq Georgie is committed to providing quality products and customer service. The quality of their customer service is always excellent. The products ordered by customers are supplied within 1 or 3 days in accordance with the distance. Georgie’s children also foster the mentality of dynamic leadership like their grandfather. His eldest son Rezwan Huq is a political figure in the USA at this early age and delivers lectures on social awareness at different universities and cities glorifying not only himself but also Bangladesh. The younger son Baized Huq completed eighth grade with honors in 2014 from Saint John Catholic School which is one of the top private schools in Florida. Baized is now a student of Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University at Daytona Beach, Florida. Following in the footsteps of her father, his daughter Maisha Huq is also involved in different social activities.
Though Georgie is one of the top business individuals in Florida, he believes that his roots lie in Bangladesh. Maintaining the tradition of this family, he thinks about the development of his locality. He used to help the poor and helpless people at times. His father Lion SM Bazlul Huq is the idol to him who was a politician and businessman. He feels proud of his father’s activities and social identity. He opines that his father gave him an opportunity to gather business experience besides his studies during his college life, which is now being applied in achieving success in life.
In the course of talking, SM Badrul Huq Georgie says when he hears about any success of Bangladesh from abroad, he feels very proud. “The people of Bangladesh are hard-working. Proper leadership is able to transform Bangladesh as a developed country,” he opines.3

Badrul H. Khan
An Educationist and TV Host

Badrul H. Khan, a Ph.D holder, is a world-renowned speaker, author, educator and consultant in the field of e-learning and educational technology. Professor Khan has the credit of first coining the phrase Web based instruction and popularizing the concept through his 1997 best-selling Web-Based Instruction book which paved the way for the new field of e-learning. Known as the founder of modern e-learning, Dr. Khan has been honored with many awards and worldwide acclamation throughout his career. In recognition of his unique contribution to the field of e-learning coupled with his services to worldwide e-learning communities, Egyptian E-Learning University Council on August 13, 2012 appointed Dr. Badrul Khan as an honorary distinguished professor of e-learning. Professor Khan is a United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee. He is recognized as one of the Leaders in Open and Distance Education in North America. He is Founder of GyanBahan (জ্ঞানবাহন), the Knowledge Carrier – a practical application of competency-based lifelong e-learning. The goal of GyanBahan is to promote competency-based flexible lifelong learning opportunities for people. GyanBahan employs unemployed and educated youth to drive the vehicle.
He served as the founding Director of the Educational Technology Leadership (ETL) graduate cohort program at The George Washington University. He also served as the founding Director of the Educational Technology (ET) graduate program at the University of Texas, Brownsville. He served as an Instructional Developer and Evaluation Specialist in the School of Medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis. He received a B.A. in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.
While growing up in Chittagong, Bangladesh during the 1970s, Badrul Khan used to dream about having access to well-designed learning resources available only to students in industrial countries. In the ’70s, it was unthinkable to have equal access to those resources. In the ’90s, with the emergence of the World Wide Web, Khan’s dream of equal access to quality learning resources became a reality. His desire for broadly available distributed learning systems and his scholarly grounding in the field of educational systems design and technology have enabled him to present a total vision for educational and training possibilities of the new worldwide communications technologies.
Through his teaching and publishing, Professor Khan has been instrumental in creating a coherent framework for Web-based instruction, training, and learning. In his first book, Web-Based Instruction, he took a leadership role in defining the critical dimensions of this new field of inquiry and practice at all levels of education. Reflecting its enormous acceptance worldwide, Web-Based Instruction has become a bestseller and has been adopted by over 500 colleges and universities worldwide. His second book Web-Based Training is a landmark book that covers all aspects of Internet’s World Wide Web for training at all levels.
He continues to advance the discourse in the field of distance learning. His contribution to the field of open and distributed learning is recognized throughout the world. As a result, his Managing E-Learning Strategies book has been translated into 22 languages and published by local publishers around the world. The Bangla version of his E-learning book is published in collaboration with the Access to Information (a2i) Programme at the Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). His 2007 book Flexible Learning in an Information Society includes case studies, design models, strategies, and critical issues encompassing the multiple dimensions of his E-Learning Framework. His publication plan is to write or edit eight different books using the eight dimensions of his e-learning framework. The books User Interface Design for Virtual Environments: Challenges and Advances, Learning on Demand: ADL and Future of e-Learning, Revolutionizing Modern Education through Meaningful E-Learning Implementation, International Handbook of E-Learning, Volume 1, International Handbook of E-Learning, Volume 2, E-Learning Quick Checklist, The MOOC Case Book – Case Studies in MOOC Design, Development & Implementation, Khan’ E-Learning Tips, Responsible Analytics and Data Mining in Education, Microlearning in the Digital Age: The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets, Challenges and Opportunities for the Global Implementation of E-Learning Frameworks (in press) and Meaningful Design of Open Educational Resources (OER)
A sought-after keynote speaker on e-learning and blended-learning, Khan is past President (1999-2000) of the International Division of the Association for Educational and Communication Technology (AECT). He delivered keynote addresses at the various distance learning conferences in the USA and abroad. He was one of the select few experts invited to a symposium on virtual education organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). He served as a consultant or advisor to distance education and educational technology related projects at the World Bank, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Asian Development Bank, US Federal departments, including Department of Education, Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services; Ministry of Education in several countries, and academic institutions and corporations in the USA and abroad.
He interviewed visionary leaders around the world who implemented technology based education in their regions or institutions for a regular column of the Educational Technology magazine entitled “Interviews with Badrul Khan.” He is a contributing editor of Educational Technology (USA), He previously served as a consulting editor of The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (Canada) and The Arab Journal of Open Learning (Yemen), a member of the editorial advisory board of the eLearning Digest (UAE), a member of the editorial board of Distance Education (Australia), a member of the editorial board of Review of Education at Distance (Brazil), a member of editorial advisory board of Media and Technology for Human Resource Development (India), a member of the scientific committee of Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society (Italy), a member of the advisory board of International Journal of Learning Technology (UK), and a member of the advisory board of Indian Journal of Training & Development (India).

Dr. Khan is the Founder of McWeadon Education, a professional development institution. He is the host of Khan’s Digital World (KDW) TV show on FOX 5 PLUS TV Washington, DC. Personal Website: BadrulKhan.com

Badal Chaklader
A Bangladeshi-born
famed business figure in Japan

Badal Chakladar is one of the youths of Bangladesh, who have become able to build a solid foundation of business and trade in Japan by dint of their talent, labor and sincerity. He is the President of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce Industry in Japan (BCCIJ). Hailing from Munshiganj in Bangladesh, Badal Chakladar is the Managing Director of Padma Co. Ltd, Bongo Curry, Bongo Fashion. He is also the Managing Director Bonga Bazar, a supermarket in Saitama, Misato City, Japan, which is full with products of different countries including Bangladeshi products.

Badal Chakladars’ village home is in Shasongaon village under Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj district. His father is late Hazi Ramiuddin Chakladar and mother Hasina Banu. He had strong desire to move abroad where there are job opportunities besides study. Then, he chose Japan and came to Japan in 1966.
Self-confident and visionary Badal Chakladar chose part-time work besides learning Japanese language at a school there. Thus, he started his professional life besides study. He always dreams of setting up his own business. As a result, he started business by the name of ‘Padma Restaurant’. There are two reasons behind naming this Padma restaurant, first- to highlight the river which flowing past to their house, second- to present Bangladesh. This restaurant has changed his fate. He has been able to establish himself commercially through this restaurant. As Padma Restaurant was widely acclaimed, Badal Chakladar took the initiative to expand his business in Japan. He founded Padma Companies Limited. Through this company, he started importing food from Bangladesh, Myanmar at the first time. Due to meet up increasing demand of South Asian Foods, he increases his business day by day. According to 2020 data of Padma Co Ltd, total number of Halal food importing countries goes up to 26 including Bangladesh. Today, Padma Co. Ltd has been importing varieties of food items from Square Food & Beverage Limited, Kazi Food Industries Ltd. and Banoful & Co. Ltd. in Bangladesh. Badal Chakladar is hopeful that he will be able to launch many food products of Bangladesh in Japan. He always has a deep feeling towards his roots. Apart from Japan, he has real estate business in Bangladesh under the name of BRS. He is the chairman of this company.

Badal Chakladar got married to a Japanese woman. His wife came to eat at his restaurant several times before marriage. His name is Khazumi Chakladar. She was a schoolgirl then. After the marriage, Khazumi has been cooperating a lot to his business. They are blessed with three sons- Amit Chakladar, Hayat Chakladar and Atara Chakladar. The elder two sons have received master’s degree from university. The younger son is still a high school student. The whole family feel proud about the war of liberation in Bangladesh.
Badal Chakladar performed Hajj in 2011. He also performed Umrah in 2019 with his wife and youngest son. He is a senior vice-president of Japan Awami League as a follower of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He is the President of the Munshiganj-Bikrampur Society in Japan. Through this organization, they help the mosques, schools, madrasas and orphanages in their area. They also help during any natural calamities. He has taken initiatives to develop the primary school in his village. Badal Chakladar is the representative of Chittagong E Chamber. He has come to Bangladesh with the Japanese aid agency JETRO and is trying to make a big investment in the country.

I am Ayesha Ahsan (Papeya), born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and moved to USA at the age of 11. I am a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holding a senior position for the United States Department of Labor.
I had quiet the journey in my life. I got married at the age of 16, just a sophomore in high school who knew nothing about marriage and got pregnant with my son during 1st year of college. Years of trying to break away from an unhappy marriage, I finally decided to become a single mom at the age of 26. Afterwards, I struggled my way to finish my B.A. in Accounting, MBA, and CPA. I learned to live above the scrutiny of the Bangladeshi society who never fails to blame the woman for failure of marriage. My son has been my biggest strength so I kept pushing, moving, and refuse to give up.
I always wanted to do something for those in need. Focusing on my birthplace, Bangladesh, I learned that it is one of the world’s most densely populated countries and is the size of Illinois but home of 161 million people. In Bangladesh, 43% of the people live below poverty line. Searching for my purpose in life, I was inspired to end hunger. I co-founded a non-profit organization in Bangladesh called BhaatBank, where anyone in need can come and collect a free meal. BhaatBank works to help end hunger starting one neighborhood at a time. The organization received recognition from Daily Star on November of 2017 and Dhaka Tribune on September of 2017. BhaatBank is currently serving 400 meals every week from two locations in Mohammadpur, Dhaka along with various situational and holiday based activities where additional food and clothing’s are distributed. Due to personal reason, I resigned from operation in 2018.
In an effort to give back to this world, even in smaller scale, I am involved in various small charity works that involve providing food, clothing, building water wells, etc. I also take part as an invitational guest for my friend’s US based nonprofit organization for refugees “Education for Everyone.” Currently, I am focusing on new beginnings, my family, and my son as my dream of helping those in need on a larger scale lives on. I hope along the way I can hop onto my next big adventure of giving back to this world.

Anika Rahman
A promising politician in American mainstream politics

Anika Rahman, a golden daughter of Bangladesh, is now not only a Bangladeshi American but also a promising leader in the mainstream American politics. She has been in Virginia’s political arena for more than 10 years. At the age of 13, Anika got involved in social works as a volunteer through the local Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA). Anika works for the development of adolescents in the Virginia Bangladesh community, including the elimination of inequality, the expansion of education and creating awareness. She also makes efforts to create awareness about the exploitation and neglect of young girls in particular.

Anika Rahman is a progressive woman with experience in local state and national level politics. Because of her professional advocacy, she has developed close ties not only with the Muslim community but also with the Hispanic, African American and Asian communities. She can understand their problems and needs and take initiatives to solve them. Anika’s great quality is that she is fluent in speaking French, English, Hindi and Bengali.
A confident, talented and smart Anika Rahman holds a bachelor degree in Global Affairs with a concentration in International Development from George Mason University. At the end of study, her first work began with the Muslim American Citizen Coalition and the Public Affairs Council, which gave her the opportunity to meet with designated individuals, partners, congressional staff, government officials, and organizations to present Muslim-influenced policy priorities and key issues in the United States.
Anika Rahman became more interested in politics as she understood the importance of civic engagement and had her studies on it. So, she helped the Virginia Democrats and many more to fluff up 15 seats in the House of Delegates, serving as an organizer of CASA in Action, a non-profit organization in the Mid-Atlantic region. She has been involved in public meetings and social justice movements as well as lobbying for bills to be passed in Congress and the Senate. She had the opportunity to work closely with the Burma Task Force on the Rohingya genocide.
She has played a significant role in the mainstream American politics and continues to do so. She has worked for Virginia Majority Leader Dick Saslaw to help Democrats win a majority in the General Assembly in Virginia in 2019. She then served as director of state Senator Janet Howell’s campaign and then she worked as surrogate in her re-election campaign. In light of her experience in campaigning, she had the opportunity to work with local elections and committees.
She was recently named ‘Unsung Hero’ by the Democratic Asian-American (DAAV) in Virginia. This dynamic leader of the time Anika Rahman is serving as the second vice-chairman of the board of directors of DAAV. The Bangladesh community is proud of her position.
Anika Rahman was a fellow at Schar School of Policy and Government Fellow (George Mason University) in 2019. She is a graduate from UVA’s Sorenson Institute (Candidate Training Program). She is currently attending Emerge’s 2020 Boot Camp. At present, she is the Legislative Director for Delegate Kaye Kory. Being connected with various tasks and responsibilities, she was able to understand about policies as well as views of the top policies of the state. It is enviable for many that Anika Rahman is getting the opportunity to perform her duties at all levels. She is in charge of resolving or assisting in the event of a disaster, epidemic or any other problems.
However, she expresses frustration over the lack of accountability of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh. She is keen to use this position to work directly on law and policy for Virginia. Anika Rahman has already announced her candidature for the local office. This is increasing the interest of the concerned people including Bangladesh community about Anika Rahman.
Anika Rahman is sympathetic and believes in democratic change. As an intelligent and self-confident leader, Anika Rahman believes, she needs to play a role in helping the Muslim community locally and globally. For this, she is working very carefully. She says, “Proper platform and facilities will be ensured for the development of the community.”
Anika Rahman will surely be able to establish herself as a talented politician through her competency, experience and hard works.

Alamgir Kabir:
A renowned enterprising businessman of Florida

Many Bangladeshi businessmen have achieved success through their hard work, integrity and perseverance. Alamgir Kabir is one of them. He isn’t only a son of respectable Muslim family of Charbhadrasan of Faridpur district but also a proud son of Bangladesh in Florida. He is one of the top business personality in the mainstream business area of Florida in United States. He owns many big shopping malls. He also runs real estate business along with business of product marketing.
The name of father of Alamgir Kabir is Hazi Abdur Rahim and mother Rabeya Khatun. He was talent and enterprising from his childhood. After completing SSC from Faridpur Zilla School and HSC from Rajendrapur Govt. College, he won DB lottery in 1995. He was very devoted to work as he wanted to change his fate. His father was a respected and rich man of his locality. After getting DB lottery, he migrated to America in 1995. At first, he started ‘Retail Business’ after going there. Alamgir Kabir always believes on the saying of the Holy Quran which says “Allah helps those who help themselves”. Alamgir Kabir didn’t get disappointed as he gradually started to gain success with the help of Almighty Allah. He established a company within a several years. Now, he possesses 13 or 14 big shopping malls. His footsteps are on the horizon of success. Alamgir Kabir is now one of the top business figures riding through the golden ladder of prosperity.
Though he is an established man there but he always thinks for Bangladesh particularly for Faridpur including Charbhadrasan. There is a deep feeling of patriotism in him. He believes that many people of Charbhadrasan have to live below poverty line due to river erosion as well as this area is lagged behind. He has taken initiatives for their development. He has extended his hands in different areas including their education, healthcare and shelter. During the coronavirus period, he has provided relief goods among deprived Imams and muezzins and teachers of some upazilas including his own upazila.
He is a social-oriented organizer. He always prioritises human welfare thoughts. He engage with Association of Florida. He always provides financial assistance in all cultural programmes which are held in South Florida. Those who want to do business in America, he cordially helps them. He says that the system is very good and transparent here. The only need is to work hard and abide by the rules. If the paperwork is submitted with fees, the permission for doing business can be got immediately. For preparing documents, there are lawyers.
A smart and farsighted Alamgir Kabir thinks that the Bangladeshi immigrants should do such works which enlighten the image of the country in abdroad. Alamgir Kabir has spent his business earnings for the betterment of the people of his locality which he earned staying at America for 25 years. He is known as generous person to the people of his locality.
Alamgir Kabir involves in politics from very young age. During his student life, he led Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal. He believes that Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman introduced a new concept and dimension in the politics of Bangladesh. He (Ziaur Rahman) took the movement of changing the fate of country’s people ahead through the politics of production. Bangladesh has gained sufficiency in food by riding through the path directed by him. At present, Alamgir Kabir is the president of Florida BNP. While replying to a question, young and smiling Alamgir Kabir says “If someone wants to make prosperity, there is no alternative to hard work. The initiatives will be taken with plan and must work hard. Only sowing seed does not produce a crop. It is necessary to do hard work for this.
As a human, Alamgir Kabir is very lively, amiable and compassionate. Self-assured and resolute Alamgir Kabir has established Hazi Abdur Rahim Trust after his father’s name. Through this trust, the deprived and poor people of Charbhadrasan are provided assistance with many social developments including education and healthcare.
While responding to a query, Alamgir Kabir says “We Bangladeshi immigrants want such a Bangladesh where rule of law and democratic values will be established which was the main spirit of Liberation War.

Ahsan Habib A businessman and leader of Bangladesh Society Inc.

As a luminary of Bangladesh, Ahsan Habib has now established himself as a successful entrepreneur and businessman in Brooklyn, USA. He is the general secretary of Bangladesh American Lions Club and one of the main leaders of Bangladesh American Business Alliance and Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. He is also the president of Narsingdi Zilla Samity there. Ahsan Habib is not satisfied with his present position in the USA. He wants to enhance the social status of Bangladeshi Americans highlighting the community in a proper manner. He believes, if we boost the activities of Bangladeshi community, we can become able to organize ourselves By doing this, we can able to reinforce our position in the mainstream society of the USA. His opinion is that if we want to achieve this goal, we have to set up Bangladesh schools and libraries in New York including various programs with a view to drawing the attention of the new generation Bangladeshi Americans to our Bengali literature and culture. We also take steps to provide competitive scholarship and arrange excursion as well as distribute school supply among students for free in order to encourage developing the mental strength of students of Bangladesh community. Ahsan Habib opines, necessary steps should be taken to provide English and computer education to all including old male and female community. He wants to launch an informative website for Bangladeshi community where information of jobs including required information of Bangladesh and the USA will be provided there. Through this website, anyone can get all required information. He thinks, if the history, culture and tourist places of Bangladesh are included here in the website, the interest among new generation and foreigners will increase. Ahsan Habib gets involved in social and cultural activities from his childhood. He engaged in students’ organization during his school and college life. He always thinks to work for people. He believes, if everybody comes forward to help others, we won’t face so many crisis. He opines, we may not have the capability to give anyone job but if we give information to jobseekers then someone may get job.

Ahsan Habib always remains busy with thinking about the welfare of Bangladesh community in New York. He believes, if any person of Bangladesh community is able to establish in business or in the mainstream job in the USA, the community and Bangladesh both will be benefitted by him or her. Ahsan Habib, an energetic and a young businessman, is the proprietor of a business firm named ‘Madina International Corporation’. He is engaged in shipping business. During the coronavirus pandemic, he along with his friends and colleagues has stood beside helpless and workless people. He has taken initiatives to provide relief goods at different areas of Bangladesh particularly in Narsingdi. Ahsan Habib is a kind-hearted and devoted soul to make development of Bangladeshi community. He opines, Bangladesh Society needs to make more welfare-oriented which will not only arrange get-together program but also take Bangladeshi community ahead.

Abul Kalam Azad
CIP of Bangladesh
Managing Director
Al Marzan International Co. Ltd.
Oman

Bangladesh not only produces gold, her golden people are getting established across the globe with their labor, talent and efforts. Abul Kalam Azad is one of them, who have become successful in the business arena of Oman, one of the safest countries in the Middle East. He is the Managing Director of ALHURJAN INTERNATIONAL CO, LLC, a leading business organization in Oman. He has been awarded the Commercially Important Person (CIP) card by the government of Bangladesh.
After completing his SSC, Abul Kalam Azad was admitted to college but did not pursue his studies due to financial constraints. As a result, he had to look for a livelihood.
Abul Kalam Azad was born in an aristocratic Muslim family in Bahaddarhat of Chattogram. His father Kazi Sheikh Ahmed was a contractor and immigrant. He was in Dubai and Saudi Arabia for ten years from 1976 to 1986. Honest and hardworking Kazi Sheikh Ahmed returned home and got involved in contracting business in his area but could not do very well.
Abul Kalam Azad used to do small business or job at a young age when his father’s financial condition was bad. He was engaged in a job from 1987 to 1988 and for the next 4 years he was involved in furniture business. At one stage, he moved to Oman with a job in December, 1992.

At the beginning, he took a job at a furniture store in Muscat, the capital of Oman. He gradually saved some money and started his own business with two years of experience. It was 1994 when he got the courage to do business from his own experience because he had his own furniture shop in the country as well. He also worked in a furniture shop in Oman.
He noticed that the furniture was imported from Dubai and kept in the showroom and customers bought it from there. The people of Oman use furniture for one time a year and then it is discarded. Seeing all this, he started a hardware and furniture shop. Luck smiled on Abul Kalam Azad. He is a hardworking, honest and cheerful man. Within a short time, the reputation of his company ALHURJAN INTERNATIONAL CO, LLC spread everywhere. He makes profit in business step by step.
His company sells hardware, building materials, electronics, sanitary ware and furniture. In this way, any customer can take everything from one shop. At one stage, Abul Kalam Azad alias AK Azad, Managing Director of ALHURJAN INTERNATIONAL CO, LLC (AMICO) was fortunate enough to become a prominent businessman in Oman.
At present, he has two shops in Dhaka and Chattogram and three more in Oman. Abul Kalam Azad, a Bangladeshi from Oman, sent a large portion of his business income to the country as remittances. He has also received recognition for sending these remittances. The Bangladesh government has given him the status of Non-resident Bangladeshi (NRB) and Commercially Important Person (CIP) card. He now has the opportunity to write CIP (NRB) of Bangladesh on his card.

Abul Kalam Azad has made his homes at Bahaddarhat East Sholoshohor naming after Al Hurjan Palace, Yasin Hajir Bari. He says, Bangladesh is my motherland. I am earning in Oman after leaving this country. If we send remittance to our country, it not only benefits my family but also the country. The image of the country is also enriched. For this, I legally send remittances to the country. The government has also given us respect. I have now become a CIP (NRB). It has made me proud. Responding to a query, business personality CIP Abul Kalam Azad says, education is a big thing in life but working with honesty is bigger than this. I have succeeded in life because I have learned to work hard. Now, I am doing business and hopes to establish an industry in the country in future.

The attitude of foreigners towards Bangladesh has changed. He says, there is no 15-storey building in Oman yet. Earlier, people in the Middle East used to call Bangladesh a poor country. Now, they look at us with respect. Those who have come to Bangladesh say that you have become rich and your country has 30/40 storey buildings.
Abul Kalam Azad says, he imports furniture from China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand to Oman. Previously, he used to import furniture from Turkey. He has had the opportunity to travel to Hong Kong, Dubai, France, Germany, America, United Kingdom, Canada and Switzerland. Besides Bengali, he can speak English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu and Chinese.

The wife of Abul Kalam Azad is Nurunnahar Begum Jilu. The happy couple is blessed with two sons. Their eldest son, Mohammad Junaid, is studying Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) at Thomson University. Their youngest son Miraj Asmeen is studying in class seven in an Indian school in Oman.

He says, he could not study on his own but he had a desire to give his children a higher education. I want to find my happiness in them. “We are really proud of Bangladesh”, he said. However, stern actions should be taken to uproot corruption from Bangladesh. Then, we can able to raise our heads higher in the world.

Abdulaziz Khan, CIP
Investor
Owner & Managing Director
A.K. Real Estate W.L.L
Doha-Qatar

Many people dream, but a few can make it true. To materialize dreams, we need pursuit, perseverance and move forward by setting goals. Abdulaziz Khan, CIP is an expatriate entrepreneur and visionary. He has prominence as a real estate businessman in Qatar.
The enlightened business personality living in Qatar came from a business family in Ishwardi of Pabna in Bangladesh. He was born on February 1, 1965. His father’s name is late Abul Hossain Khan and mother late Surja Vhanu. In the name of parents, Abdulaziz Khan has formed a trust through which he provides assistance to the needy and helpless people of the area in times of various calamities. From a young age, Abdulaziz Khan had a cherish to go abroad. Hearing of his interest, his parents laughed and prayed fervently. His wish came true in 1989.

Abdulaziz Khan, a young entrepreneur, went to Qatar on January 5, 1989 for job purposes. He worked for Qatar Petrochemical Company for 5 years. He later started foodstuffs business and ran it for six years. His dream of becoming a big business entrepreneur was always in his mind. At one stage he chose Qatar’s real estate business.

He founded Al Dilham Trading & services;
Real estate, rent a car, cafe, since 2001 till 2013 and from 2013 till the date, Abdulaziz khan real estate W.L.L. and engaged himself in this business. A thought has worked in him behind choosing this business. He thinks that every human has a desire for his own home and we work for this purpose. He thinks it is possible to benefit people besides running this real estate business as well. Another thing is that through this business, relationships can be formed with many people. Abdulaziz Khan, an enterprising and forward-thinking man, has settled his business. At present, he is very popular in real estate sector in Qatar especially in the Bangladeshi community.

Abdulaziz Khan has invested in real estate business in different places. He also rents some apartments. Regarding business experience, he understands the needs of any standard of people. Now, many are reminded of Abdulaziz Khan Real Estate W.L.L to find their own homes. Abdulaziz Khan is a loyal businessman. He is a patriotic Bangladeshi. Though he is leading a luxurious life in abroad but he does not forget his country even for a moment. He sends money to his own country earning from abroad because he knows how important foreign currency is to the country. For the foreign expatriates like them, Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves are growing day by day and it has already surpassed 35 billion dollars.
Abdulaziz Khan has been awarded four times as a Commercial Important Person (CIP) by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution as a successful businessman. He has been elected CIP for 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2019. His father was a well-known businessman in Ishwardi. They had a bakery business during the Pakistan period. Following his father’s footsteps, he became a businessman.

Abdulaziz Khan, lively and friendly in nature, is the Joint Secretary General of the NRB CIP Association, Qatar and an advisor to the Bangladesh Community in Qatar. He is not involved in any party politics, but his politics is the politics of development of Bangladesh. He believes if the country is free from corruption and if all political parties work together for development without any discrimination, Bangladesh will be able to achieve its desired goal.