BAY - Key Persons


Dr. Aparup Chowdhury

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
Dr. Aparup Chowdhury is a professional bureaucrat (Former Secretary) working consistently for 37 years with progressively increasing responsibilities in Field Administration, Policy Pool of different Ministries and Organizations as well as Corporate Bodies. He held important and sensitive positions like Magistrate 1st Class, UNO, Deputy Commissioner, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary in different Ministries, Chairman , Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, Secretary , Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, , Independent Director of United Commercial Bank Ltd, United Asset Ltd as well as Apex Weaving and Finishing Mills Ltd. He worked for World Bank as Project Director of a regional cooperation project embracing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal. He is working as Executive Director in Bay Group having its own Private Economic Zone with domestic and several 100% export oriented foreign industries His key competencies embrace Strategic Business Management to grow top and bottom line, Leadership and People Development, Establishing Processes and Systems, Supply Chain Management, Sales and Marketing, Shaping Businesses for Sustainability and Development. He is a team leader who is results focused, problem solver, analytical, people oriented and resilient in strategy development and implementation, with unquestionable ethics, sound communication skill with high moral and motivational capabilities. He underwent training at Duke University, North Carolina, USA in Negotiation; University of Putra, Malaysia in Policy, Planning and Management; Civil Service College, Singapore in Managing at the Top. He obtained M.Sc degree in Fresh Water Biology from Chittagong University, MBA in Human Resource Management from Stamford University, Dhaka with high distinction and PhD in Disaster Management. He is a member of Bangladesh Administrative Service Association, Officers' Club Dhaka, Sandhany Club (Posthumous Eye Donor), Singapore Civil Service College Alumni, Duke University Alumni, North Carolina, USA, Lions Club of Dhaka Unique Green. He attended International Seminars, Workshops, Meetings, Negotiations, and Conferences in India, Iran, Singapore, Sweden, Denmark, Thailand , Egypt, Switzerland, Japan, Bhutan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Germany, Mexico, Panama , South Africa, Brazil, UAE, Poland, USA, Canada, Philippines , Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Vietnam, Cambodia, Russia, Belarus, Turkey and Australia.

Engr. Motaher Hossain

Job Titles:
  • Technical Advisor
Motaher Hossain (Former Additional Director General of Bangladesh Water Development Board) has been at the forefront of leading the company into the new era contributing significantly to better systems, processes and better product delivery & keeping pace with the newer construction technologies. As a good technical advisor should not solely focus on the technical aspects of a project, but also balance this with a sound commercial mindset. He conforms optimized design and specification with cost effectiveness or commercially feasible manufacture or install. As a technical advisors he provides robust advice balancing elements of technical design, contracts, timescales, cost, market and supply chain considerations, among others. He can guide right contracting strategy for a specific client and project can have a significant positive effect on a project's success beyond what the purely technical elements can achieve. He works for achieving a balance between market conditions, owner needs and lender needs. He has strong track records developing innovative Engineering solutions to a lot of construction works in Brahmaputra & Ganges, Dredging Projects, Jetty design, Closers and High rise and Special Building like Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf and etc

Mr. Asifur Rahman

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Board Director of Bay Group Ltd
Mr. Asifur Rahman is the board director of Bay Group Ltd. He has completed a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Kansas, USA. Beside this he is running one of the leading agro farms in Bangladesh. He acquired 10 Years practical experience in Bags, Leather & Agro Industry. He has an excellent business career.

Mr. Rezaur Rahman - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Technical Director

Mr. Shamsur Rahman - Chairman, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Founder
Mr. Shamsur Rahman is the Founder & Chairman of Bay Group. A hardworking & charismatic individual, Mr. Rahman started his career in Bangladesh Civil Service in 1973. And after early retirement from the Civil Service, Mr. Rahman started his venture with Bay Tanneries Ltd. in 1977. Since then, his relentless efforts grew the Group to what we see today. He was former Vice President, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries. Advisor, Bangladesh finished leather, leather goods & footwear exporters association.

Mr. Ziaur Rahman - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director of Bay Group Ltd
Mr. Ziaur Rahman is the Managing Director of Bay Group Ltd. He has done, BBA from Assumption University of Bangkok & MBA from St. Thomas University in Houston Texas, USA. He is one of the Directors of leather goods, footwear manufacturing and exporter association of Bangladesh. Honourable member of FBCCI, Japan Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Navy Boat Club, Dhaka Club, Uttara Club, Kurmitola Golf Club. Organizer of cricket team for Premier Division: "City Club". Mr. Ziaur Rahman obtained Higher Training on "Finished Leather Processing" from Italy, and "Management" from Japan. He acquired a vast experience in the field of custom clearing & forwarding business and had undertaken number of projects works of many National as well as International companies in Bangladesh & established himself one of the leading Project Support Service Businessman in Bangladesh. He has an excellent business career, he has been operating the following business organizations: Bay Footwear Ltd, Bay Economic Zone Ltd., Bay Emporium Ltd., Bay Tanneries Unit-2, Bay Dredgers Ltd., Bay Cargo Centre Ltd., Bay IT Ltd., Formosa Logistics Ltd. For the sake of business interest, he made an extensive tour to China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, U.A.E, Qatar, Italy, Austria, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, France, Netherlands, Germany, K.S.A., U.K., U.S.A. & Canada.

Syed Abdul Hamid

Job Titles:
  • Group Advisor
, former Managing Director & CEO of Agrani Bank Limited. Mr. Hamid started his career as SPO with Janata Bank Ltd, one of the leading Commercial Bank of Bangladesh. He is highly Experienced Commercial Banker with 31 years of extensive experience in Credit Management, Risk Management, Project Evaluation, Human Resources and Training, MIS and IT, Accounts, Internal Audit and Treasury & Branch Management. In earlier, he obtained M. Com degree major in Marketing and B. Com (Hons) in Management from Dhaka University. He also qualified as a Chartered Accountant in May 1984 from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and obtained PhD from the Preston University under distance program in 2010 having dissertation on growth and development of commercial Banks in Bangladesh. As General Manager of Janata Bank Ltd in Rajshahi circle for the period of from February 2000 to September 2004, Janata Bank Rajshahi circle made profit in June 2002 amongst the NCB for the first time which is still continuing. After his transfer to Agrani Bank in 2005, he applied his experiences of Janata Bank Ltd, Agrani Bank Rajshahi circle also earned profit in the year 2006 for the first time. Financial statement also prepared as per international standard of Agrani Bank in the year 2005. The esteemed has recruited more than 7,700 numbers of officer & senior officer in recent years as per Govt. rules in line with the election manifesto of Awami League. Agrani Bank is providing the online services in all 935 branches on real time basis from his time. Mr. S.A Hamid has tremendous experience of traveling to India, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany, Turkey, United Kingdom and USA for official and private purposes.