Governing board

Holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Political Science and Public Policy and Administration, and a PhD in Public Administration. He began his career at a development bank before joining the Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Cadre, serving in field administration, the secretariat, foreign-aided projects and as head of various departments and corporations. He is currently Cabinet Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh.

Former Secretary to the Bangladesh Government; served as Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd and Chairman of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited. He is Managing Director and CEO of Impress Capital Ltd and Treasurer at the Center for Zakat Management (CZM). He graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Former Secretary to the Bangladesh Government and, for the last thirteen years, Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Zakat Management, a non-profit promoting Zakat and advocating its institutionalization for poverty alleviation. He holds a PhD in Public Administration and a postgraduate diploma from the Victoria University of Manchester, UK.

Faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at BUET, where she has served two terms as Head. A recipient of the 2023 OPCW–The Hague Award, she served on the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (2018–2023) and is a subject matter expert for the US State Department's Chemical Security Program. She currently serves the Energy Regulatory Commission as a member.

Faculty member and Chairman of the Department of Finance and Banking at the University of Dhaka. Her teaching and research span finance, banking, insurance and HRM, with a focus on central banking, monetary policy and financial services. She is a Director of Jibon Bima Corporation and has consulted for UNDP and IFC.

Holds a PhD in Economics with an extensive background in Islamic finance, banking and development economics. He has taught at universities in the United States, the Middle East and South Asia. He is Professor and Head of the Department of Economics at United International University, Dhaka.

Professor and Chairman of the Department of Arabic at the University of Dhaka. He has authored five books and more than twenty research articles; his interests include language teaching, translation studies and Islamic jurisprudence. He is a member of the Shariah Supervisory Board of the Center for Zakat Management.

An economist with expertise in agricultural economics, Islamic economics, banking, microcredit and Islamic microfinance. He holds a PhD from Imperial College, University of London, and a postgraduate diploma in Islamic Banking and Insurance from IIBI, UK. He is Executive Director of the Center for Strategic and Peace Studies.

Islamic scholar and public speaker. Formerly Director at the Daffodil Islamic Center, Daffodil International University, and Associate Professor at International Islamic University Chittagong. He is a Visiting Professor at the Islamic University of Technology, Gazipur, and a member of the Shariah Supervisory Board of the Center for Zakat Management.

Islamic scholar who completed higher studies in Islamic Economics and Banking at Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He serves on Shariah supervisory committees for banks and insurance companies, the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks in Bangladesh, and the Shariah Supervisory Council of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission. He is Khatib at Sobhanbagh Masjid, Dhaka.

Executive Director of the Institute of Islamic Social Finance. He previously served as General Manager at the Center for Zakat Management. An alumnus of the University of Dhaka, he brings extensive expertise in Islamic social finance and community development.