Board of Directors

Syed Zaki Hossain, M.Eng., Chair, Huntington, NY
Fazlur R. Chowdhury, M.D., Vice Chair, Bardonia, NY
M. Nurul Alam, M.Phil., White Plains, NY
Khurshid Anwar, R.Ph., New Hyde Park, NY
Maksud Chowdhury, M.D., New Hyde Park, NY
Peter von Christierson, M.A., Port Townsend, WA
Tanveer K. Hoque, Monroeville, PA
Delwar Hussain, Ph. D., Syosset, NY
Samiul Islam, M.B.A., Hastings on Hudson, NY
Md. Asabur Rahman, Westbury, NY
A. T. Rafiqur Rahman, Ph.D., Irvington, NY
Ehsanur Rahman, M.D., Wilmington, DE
Mizanur M. Rahman, M.B.A., East Meadow, NY
Ms. Nashra Rahman, J.D., Seattle, WA
Mohammad Saleh, M.S., R.Ph.,Merrick, NY
Abdus Sikder, M.B.A., Round Rock, TX
Shahid Ullah, M.Sc., The Woodlands, TX

Syed Zaki Hossain, M. Eng., Chair
Huntington, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Peter von Christierson, M.A.
Port Townsend, WA
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

A. T. Rafiqur Rahman, Ph.D.
Irvington, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Abdus Sikder, M.B.A.
Round Rock, TX
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Fazlur R. Chowdhury, M.D., Vice Chair
Bardonia, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Tanveer K. Hoque
Monroeville, PA
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ehsanur Rahman, M.D.
Wilmington, DE
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Shahid Ullah, M.Sc.
The Woodlands, TX
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

N. Nurul Alam, M. Phil.
White Plains, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Delwar Hussain, Ph.D.
Syosset, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mizanur M. Rahman, M.B.A.
East Meadow, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Khurshid Anwar, R.Ph.
New Hyde Park, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Samiul Islam, M.B.A.
Hastings on Hudson, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Nashra Rahman, J.D.
Seattle, WA
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Maksud Chowdhury, M.D.
New Hyde Park, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Md. Asabur Rahman
Westbury, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mohammad Saleh, M.S., R.Ph.
Merrick, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Associate Directors

Mr. Meraz Ahmed, NY
Dr. Sabin Ahmad, VA
Mr. Tawhid Chowdhury, NY
Dr. Syeda Hossain, NY
Ms. Tafiya Khan, NY
Ms. Karishma Rahman, NY
Ms. Sharmin Shahjahan, IL
Ms. Parveen Sikder, NY
Mr. Mohammad Taher, NY

Mr. Meraz Ahmed
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Karishma Rahman
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Dr. Sabin Ahmad
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Sharmin Shahjahan
IL
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mr. Tawhid Chowdhury
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Parveen Sikder
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Dr. Syeda Hossain
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mr. Mohammad Taher
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Tafiya Khan
NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Management Committee 

Members of the Management Committee are also members of the VAB Board of Directors.

A. T. Rafiqur Rahman, Ph.D., Founder and President, Irvington, NY
M. Nurul Alam, M.Phil., Executive Vice President, White Plains, NY
Matilal Pal, M.Phil., Secretary and Treasurer, Flushing, NY
Mizanur M. Rahman, M.B.A., Chair, Fundraising & Endowment, East Meadow, NY
Anm Mostafa Khandaker, M.A., Chair, Communication & Media, Jamaica, NY
Ms. Sabina Hai, Chair, Cultural Affairs

A. T. Rafiqur Rahman, Ph.D, Founder and President
Irvington, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Ms. Sabina Hai, Chair, Cultural Affairs
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

M. Nurul Alam, M. Phil. Executive Vice-President
White Plains, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Matilal Pal, M.Phil, Secretary and Treasurer
White Plains, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mizanur M. Rahman, M.B.A. Chair, Fundraising and Endowment
East Meadow, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Anm Mostafa Khandaker, MA, Chair, Communication and Media
Jamaica, NY
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

VAB USA


Advisors

Russel W. Faust, Ph.D.
Richard Grant, M.B.A.
W. B. Greenough III, M.D.
Sarwar B. Salam, M.B.A., C.P.A
Robert Terry, Jr., M.A.

Regional Managers

Amin Karim, M.Sc., Wheaton, IL
Farida Khan, M.A., Huntington Beach, CA
Bette Lemperle, M.S., Washington, DC

Volunteers

Yvette Ketorah Ingram, VAB Web Developer
Nibir Khan, Facebook

Yvette Ketorah Ingram
VAB Web Developer
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Nibir Khan
Facebook
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

VAB BANGLADESH


Board of Advisors

Dr. Mohammad Haroonur Rashid, Chairman
Mr. Kazi Mohiuddin, Treasurer
Principal Hamida Ali
Prof. Dr. Manzoor Ahmed
Mr. Neaz Ahmed
Prof. Dr. M. Kaikobad
Dr. Golam Mostafa
Prof. Dara Shamsuddin

Dr. Jasimuz Zaman

Dr. M. M. Zahid Hassan-Country Director

Dr. Mohammad Haroonur Rashid

(Retired Secretary, GoB and Ex-Principal Civil Service College)

Mr. Kazi Mohiuddin, Treasurer
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Prof. Dr. M. Kaikobad
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Principal Hamida Ali
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Dr. Golam Mostafa
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Prof. Dr. Manzoor Ahmed
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Dr. Jasimuz Zaman
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Prof. Dara Shamsuddin
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Dr. M. M. Zahid Hassan

Country Director

Board of Trustees

Dr. Mohammad Harunur Rashid, Chairman
Mr. Yasin Ali
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shamsul Alam
Mr. Latiful Mannan Choudhury
Prof. Dara Shamsuddin

 

Endowment Fund Management Committee

Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid, Chairman
Mr. Yasin Ali
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shamsul Alam
Mr. Latiful Mannan Choudhury
Prof. Dara Shamsuddin

Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid Chairman
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mr. Yasin Ali
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shamsul Alam
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Mr. Latiful Mannan Choudhury
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

Prof. Dara Shamsuddin
[Brief bio is forthcoming]

VAB STAFF (BANGLADESH)


Country Director

Dr. M. M. Zahid Hassan

Staff

M. A. Alim Khan, B.SS.(Hon’s) M.S.S., DU;  Assistant Country Director
Abul Kalam Azad, M.SS., Program Manager
Subhash Chkrabarty, B.A., Senior Accountant
Md. Arifur Rahman, B.SS.(Hon’s) M.SS., Program Manager
Marhama Noura Zannat, M.A., Program Officer

Minto Sarkar, Office Assistant

Md. Abdul Alim, Volunteer cum Field Officer, Shyamnagar & Manager, Shyamnagar VAB TT Institute, Satkhira

Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, MA, Computer Instructor, Shyamnagar VAB Technical Training Institute, Satkhira

Md. Kamruzzaman Raju, Volunteer cum Field Officer, Keshabpur, Jashore

Md. Midul IslamVolunteer cum Field Officer, Nageshwari, Kurigram

Liton Chandra Roy, Volunteer cum Field Officer, Sadar, Nilphamari

 

Dr. M. M. Zahid Hassan,

PhD, Country Director

 

 

M. A. Alim Khan, B.SS.(Hon’s) M.SS. DU, Assistant Country Director

 

M. A. Alim Khan: Md. Abdul Alim Khan obtained his Honours and MA degrees in Sociology from Dhaka University.  After working in a few NGOs like Transparency International Bangladesh, Dnet, and SHEBI, and as a Volunteer at VAB in 2005,  he joined VAB in 2008 as a  Program Officer, and rose through the ranks, taking the positions of (a) Program Manager, (b) Senior Program Manager, (c) Deputy Program Director and (d) recently promoted as Assistant Country Director. He received several national and international trainings.

Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, MA

Computer Instructor,

Shyamnagar VAB Technical Training Institute, Satkhira

Abul Kalam Mohammad Azad, MA; Program Manager

Marhama Noura Zannat Lima, M.A., Program Officer

Md. Kamruzzaman Raju, 

Volunteer cum Field Officer, Keshabpur, Jashore

Md. Arifur Rahman, B.SS.(Hon’s) M.SS., Program Manager

Minto Sarkar, Office Assistant

Md. Midul IslamVolunteer cum Field Officer, Nageshwari, Kurigram

Subhash Chakrabarty, B.A., Senior Accountant

Md. Abdul Alim

Volunteer cum Field Officer, Shyamnagar

& Manager, Shyamnagar VAB TT Institute, Satkhira

Liton Chandra Roy

Volunteer cum Field Officer, Sadar, Nilphamari

VAB English Conversation Program Volunteers

Brac University

Jannatun Naima Tushi
Arundhyuty Baidya
Nusrat Jabin Momo
Sanjida Noor
Israt Jahan
NashitaTasneem
Tasruba Hossain
Amrina Ahmed
Rezuana Tabassum
Aniqa Rozone
Jannatul Ferdous Mohima
Maliha Khan
Fatimah Binte Monir
Nishat Tasnim
Samia Noor
FarihaTabassum Anika
Sayada Mollika
Aklima Akter
Rishta Ashrafee
Sadia Afrin Shayla
Jannatul Ferdous Anika
Mahinur Akhter
Barna Debnath
Amrin Khondokar
Halima HasinTofa
Chowdhury Suraia Mahjabin
Somapti Sarkar
Asrafun Nahar Asha
Rezwana Karim
ZarinTasneem
Sudhaditya Mondal
Bidita Azad Drohy

Bangladesh University of Professions

Md. Arif Jawad Fahim
Raidah Rummaan Elias
Sawda Binte Sarwar
Jakia Akter Aka
Afia Anjum Jahin
Shadya Naher Sheyam
MaishaTanzim Rahman

Daffodils International University

Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
Md. Shohidul Islam Polash
Nure Saba Tahura
Zarin Rafa
Sabiha Saif Jenny
Amena Akter
Md. Mohiuddin Raja
Mazharul Islam Hridoy
Arafatur Rahman Soikat

University of Asia Pacific

Alice Mary Purification
Alvi Siddeque
Fatema Ahmed
Shirin Shultana Sathi
Sabiha Mirza
Farzana Riya
Tania Islam
Jannat Hossain Khan
Anika Wahab
Galib Mohammad Sayed
Sumaiya Akter Oishi
Sara Tabassum Disha
Maisha Jashim
Bibi Hazer
Golam Sarwer Nayon

East West University
Md. Rakib Al Rashid Khan

Eden Mohila College
Nargis Pushpo

Govt. Gurudayal College
Taiyebunnesa

Govt. Tolaram College
Kazi Shafiqul Islam

VAB CANADA

Volunteers Association for Bangladesh Canada (VABC) was set up on May 9, 2012 in Toronto, Canada, by a group of like-minded individuals concerned with high school education in Bangladesh. VABC is a sister organization of Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) headquartered in New York, and will be a partner in the core programs for the improvement of the quality of education in  rural high schools in Bangladesh.


Board of Directors

Pamelia Khaled, President
Mahmudul Islam
M. A. Kashem
Khaled Shahrier
Mohammad Nasiruddin
Mahabubur Rahman
Sharmin Sharif
Maruf Khaled