Board of Directors

Dato’ Engr. Md. Ekramul Haque  
Managing Director

Datoʹ Md. Ekramul Haque, aged 54, is a Civil Engineer, MBA possesses more than 31 years’ experience in different business sector of Bangladesh and Malaysia, where he moved in early 90’s as a Director of BEL Construction Sdn Bhd, a company incorporated in Malaysia. The company has great contribution to the development of telecommunication and energy sector in Malaysia. More than 2000 km of High Tension Transmission Line and few hundred of Telecommunication Base Station projects were successfully implemented in Malaysia as well as in Bangladesh under the dynamic leadership of Datoʹ Md. Ekramul Haque. The in-depth knowledge and expertise in the management of large turnkey construction projects, development of telecommunication infrastructure, power generation plants etc. have made Datoʹ Haque a successful entrepreneur.

Datoʹ Haque is now, the Managing Director of Taufika Group consisting of Taufika Engineering Limited, Taufika Energy Co. Ltd, Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-Cream PLC, Deltamarge Sdn Bhd, Datoʹ Haque has introduced the brand “LOVELLO” is the new brand in the ice cream industry in Bangladesh and LOVELLO is being produced and marketed by Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-Cream PLC. “LOVELLO” has earned good name and reputation within a very short period of time after its penetra- tion in the market. Taufika Group has an annual turnover of BDT 700 crore having 2000 staff in various departments under the leadership of Datoʹ Haque.

Datoʹ Md. Ekramul Haque is also involved Read more... in several community development and social welfare activities. He is the founder of a few educational institutions, which offer free education to under privileged children of the Bangladesh. He was bestowed with the Gold Medel for two consecutive years in 2009 and 2010 by Ishwar Chandra Bidya Shagore and Lalon Academy for his outstanding achievement in the area of commerce and industry. He has received a title “Dato” conferred to him by the Sultan of Pahang state of Malaysia as recognition to his contribution society and to the development of Malaysia in telecommunication & transmission industry. Datoʹ Haque was one of the Sponsor Directors and shareholder of NRB Bank Limited, a well reputed fourth generation schedule bank in Bangladesh and served as the Chairman of the Executive committee of the bank.

Datoʹ Md. Ekramul Haque is a genuine businessman having vast experience in the line of businesses he is engaged in. He possesses excellent business acumen and the capability to run any business ventures; he intends to get involve in, with much efficiency and the capacity towards accomplishment.

Muhsinina Taufika Ekram

Director

Muhsinina Taufika Ekram, aged 23 years and having dual citizenship of Canada and Bangladesh is the eldest daughter of Dato’ Engr. Md. Ekramul Haque and Datin’ Shamima Nargis Haque, the Managing Director and Chairman of Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice-Cream PLC, respectively.

Muhsinina Taufika Ekram is now, pursuing her graduation degree in the field of Life Science at the University of Toronto (UoFT), Canada. Before she got admitted herself in UoFT, she completed her grade 11 and 12 from The York School, Toronto under IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum where she scored distinction marks and achieved “ The York School Award” commonly known as the student of the year.

Muhsinina Taufika Ekram is closely involved in the company’s strategic policies and regulations. She along with other members of the board reviews and evaluates the executive decisions and coordinates the activities related to environmental factors, like natural resources, human resources, forms of economic system, economic policies, technological development, capital formation and investment, monetary and fiscal policies and situations of the market, where the company is in operation.

She oversees the process to obtain information from external environmental factors and redirect the same to the key individuals of the company in order to surmount possible hurdles and unwanted mistakes in the process of achieving organizational goals. She is willing to engage herself more effectively in the company’s affairs after completion of higher study.

Muhsinina Sharika  Ekram
Director 

Ms. Muhsinina Sharika Ekram, having dual citizenship of Canada and Bangladesh, is the younger daughter of Dato’ Md. Ekramul Haque and Datin Shamima Nargis Haque, the Managing Director and Chairman of Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice Cream PLC, respectively. Ms. Sharika has been appointed as Director of the board recently upon getting her interest to be involved into it. Prior to her appointment in the Board her elder sister, Muhsinina Taufika Ekram also became a Director of Taufika Foods and Lovello Ice cream PLC, a concern of under Taufika Group which is named under her name “Taufika”.

Ms. Sharika is now, pursuing her graduation degree in the field of Life Science at the McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Before she got admitted herself at McGill University, she completed her schooling from The York School, Toronto under IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum where she scored distinction mark and was a top scorer.

Ms. Sharika is willing to be engaged herself more effectively in the company after completion of her higher degree and desires to introduce her thoughts for the growth of the business.

Ruhul Ameen , M.Com, FCMA

Independent Director

Ruhul Ameen, M.Com, FCMA an experienced professional marketing accountant and business manager in the manufacturing and export sector with expertise in strategic planning, business development strategy formulation and implementation. He received his Master of Commerce in 1981 from the University of Chittagong, Qualified as a Cost and Management Accountant in 1983 from The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh. He has gathered vast knowledge in Financial Management, supply chain, sales, marketing, distribution, customer service, internal control and risk management.

Mr. Ameen has over 45 years of extensive experience of which four years as Sr. Cost & Budget Accountant of Beximco Foods Ltd. Chittagong, three years in Siam’s Superior (HK) Ltd. Chittagong, as Chief Accountant & Head of Commercial, three years in PMP International Company as General Manager. He worked in Excelsior Shoes Ltd from Feb-1990 to May 2015 as Marketing manager, Vice President and Dy. Managing Director. Presently he is working in Bangladesh Thai Aluminium Ltd as Managing Director.

He believes that, there is no end of self-improvement, which he always focuses on. He aspires to contribute significantly, to the growth of the company with his proficiency in the days to come.

Sajed Ahammad Sami

Independent Director

Sajed is one of the most aspiring and well-regarded young lawyers in Bangladesh having broad international experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters. Coming from a family rich in legal heritage, Sajed is a third-generation lawyer, having his father Mr. Justice A F M Ali Asgar, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, as his idol. Sajed is qualified and trained in the US, the UK, and Bangladesh, and has practiced law in multiple jurisdictions. Sajed is the only US tri-qualified legal counsel with audience before the Appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He moved to Bangladesh in 2008 after completing his clerkship at the ICC’s International Court of Arbitration in Paris, France a highly coveted and prestigious role and was trained under the exceptional supervision of renowned Senior Advocate and only Queen’s Counsel (QC) of Bangladeshi origin, Mr. Ajmalul Hossain. He gained considerable experience in dealing with complex commercial and financial transactions, corporate restructuring, admiralty and shipping disputes, and regulatory matters, both at national and international levels. Prior to moving to Bangladesh, Sajed has had some excellent international arbitration experience obtained in Washington DC. He has been involved in high profile cases, providing legal advice in both a strategic and analytic capacity. He was hand-picked for a particular role by his law professor, Co-chair of the Arbitration Group at Crowell and Moring LLP. He was also a member of Litigation Practice Group of King & Spalding LLP’s Washington, DC Office. Sajed writes Read more... for Oxford Press and has contributed in the publication of a Practitioners’ Guidebook on International Arbitration. He has also carried out research project funded by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and DFID where he has explored the impact of international arbitration proceedings on the investment climate of Bangladesh. Besides his legal practice, for his exceptional spectrum of experience in fields of corporate governance and financial structuring, the Government of Bangladesh appointed him as an Independent Director to the board of directors of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Ltd. (“PGCB”), a state owned and the sole power transmission company in Bangladesh. Sajed has also been appointed as an independent director of Desh Garments Limited, the first ever garments manufacturing Company in Bangladesh and publicly listed company. Sajed also holds a diversified portfolio of investment into real estate, garments manufacturing, and IT through various local and international holdings and subsidiaries. In Bangladesh, Sajed is shareholder-director of two leading 100% export-oriented garments manufacturing Companies with annual export of US€27.25M. Sajed is also a shareholder of Chaldal Inc., the parent company of Chaldal.com, one of the leading online grocery delivery portal in Bangladesh. Sajed is also the Chairman and shareholder of Entrust Global Ltd. a leading provider of IT and Infrastructure related services in Bangladesh.