Our team

Mehdi Ali

Chairman

Mehdi Ali comes from a respectable background rich in culture, social work and political background. He has accompanied H.E. the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to various countries at different times. He has been maintaining warm connection with Government, Trade bodies, Chambers & Associations. He is well known as a Cotton personality in Cotton arena. He have good role to increase local cotton production. He has been leading as a key player for organizing Global Cotton Summit, which has become now a brand name in the cotton industry of the globe. He is a successful entrepreneur.

Immediate Past President: Bangladesh Cotton Association ( BCA )
General Secretary : Bangladesh Cotton Association ( BCA ), (Continually 3 times)
Director : Bangladesh Indenting Agents Association (BIAA)
Director : The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
Chairman : Standing Committee relating to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Asia & Pacific), The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI)
Chairman : Standing Committee on Training & Research of Bangladesh Indenting Agents Association (BIAA )
Co-Chairman : Standing Committee on International Affairs and Foreign Trade Bodies, The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI)

Zakir Uddin Ahmed

Managing Director

A young, focused and progressive entrepreneur possessing good analytical and leadership skills.
• In-role: CEO of ZM International.
• In-role: Member of FBCCI (The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry)
• In-role: Director (Publicity Secretary) of ESSAB (Electronic Safety and Security Association of Bangladesh)
• Convener of IFSSE (International Fire Safety and Security Expo) 2020
• Participated as a business delegate in the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) 17-30
    September 2019, USA with the Honourable Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

He has been absorbed in practicing various social services and is providing fire safety and security training to engineers in PWD (Public Works Department) and different platforms.
Mr. Zakir Uddin Ahmed is the entrepreneur believes in long term sustainability for any organization for which he is absorbed in gaining knowledge and acquiring more analytical and presentation skills. Being in this field for more than a decade, he has proved his abilities by attaining the position of Director (Publicity Secretary) 

of ESSAB (Electronic Safety and Security Association of Bangladesh) for three consecutive terms and had also been the Convener of IFSSE (International Fire Safety and Security Expo) 2020. Additionally, he had also participated as a business delegate in the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) 17-30 September 2019, New York City, United States with the Honorable Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He is providing fire safety and security training to engineers in PWD (Public Works Department).

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Major A K M Shakil Newaz (Rtd.)

Executive Director

Major A K M Shakil Newaz (Retd.) has served in the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense diligently as the Director, Operation and maintenance over six years. He is accredited as a successful fire safety professional with having completed numerous international and local fire fighting courses. He has served the Bangladesh Army with honor and dignity for more than twenty years. He has completed his Masters in Disaster Management from University of Dhaka.
A. Adjunct Faculty University of Dhaka & Brac University.
B. Project Director Ministry of Home.
C. Deputy Project Director World Bank.

FIRE COURSES (NATIONAL)

• Fire Safety Management Course, Bureau Veritas, February 2014
• Officer Advanced Fire Safety Management Course – Training Center of Fire Service and Civil, Defense (FSCD), April 2016
• Electrical Fire Safety for Fire Professional, Bureau Veritas, September 2016
• Electrical Fire Safety Course – TOT, Bureau Veritas, October 2016
• Psychological First Aid Training – TOT, Action Aid
• Boiler Safety Course – Bureau Verities
• Electrical Safety – February 2018, BUET
• Lift, Boiler and Electrical Safety – September 2018, BUET

FIRE COURSES (INTERNATIONAL)

• OHSMS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor (Occupational Health & Safety Management System) Training Course, April 2017,
     BUREAU VERITAS. Course No: 16830 Certified by CQI and IRCA (Certificate Ser No: 17/BD/1015657/21544/0026)
• Fire & Arson Investigation Course, United States Department of Justice, June 2013, USA.
• International Fire Fighting Course, Singapore Civil Defense Academy, May 2014, Singapore.
• Firefighting Advanced Course – TOT, Fire and Rescue Academy, June 2015, Malaysia.
• Chemical/Hazmat Course – TOT, Fire and Rescue Academy 2016, Malaysia.
• Physical Protection System on Nuclear Plant – Hyderabad, India.
• NFPA-13
• NFPA-72
• NFPA-20
• Tank Fire Fighting – William Hazards control – Thailand.
• Basic Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents – March 2018, Dhaka.

Mohammad Monzur Alam

Executive Director

A young, focused and progressive entrepreneur possessing good analytical and leadership skills.
• In-role: Managing Director of Symantec Group.
• In-role: Director of Quad Hub Limited.
• Convener of IFSSE (International Fire Safety and Security Expo) 2020.
• Fire Safety Consultant by NFPA 72 Certified.

Work & Academic Experience

• Director of Symantec Technology Ltd.
• Managing Director of Symantec HVAC Systems Ltd. Foreign Training.
• Successfully Patton Products Training Completed in Bangkok February 2007, Thailand.
• Successfully Training for “Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS)”, December 2007, Mumbai, India.

Vendor Certificate:

NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code ASHRAE (The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers)
FBCCI Member CISCO (Cisco Certificate and Network Associate, CCNA) ID No: csco11007754 CCSP (Cisco Certified Security Professional) ID No: csco11007754
MCSA (The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) ID No: 6124878 RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer) IEEE Member, ID No.85034693