Ashik Chowdhury
Bangladeshi economist, banker and chartered financial analyst
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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.[3]
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Ashik Chowdhury | |
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| আশিক চৌধুরী | |
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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun |
| Spouse | Nabila Jabeen Khan |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Sylhet Cadet College[1][2] |
| IBA, DU LBS | |
| Profession | Chartered Financial Analyst |
Early life
Education
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
Chowdhury started his career as a Territory Officer of the British American Tobacco in February 2007.[4][1] 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][1] 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][1] 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.[1] He was also appointed Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority replacing Md Sarwar Bari who was appointed in July 2024.[1][8] On 7 April 2025, he was granted minister of state status.[9][10]
Achievements
Chowdhury is an avid skydiver.[1][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
Chowdhury is married to Nabila Jabeen Khan. The couple has two children, a son and a daughter.[5]
