Mr. A K M Aftabul Islam is a member of the executive board of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bangladesh, The world business organization.

Mr. A K M Aftabul Islam has 46 years of continuous working experience in the private sector. First, he completed his B.Com and L.LB degrees. Later, he studied Chartered Accountancy and became a Fellow Member (FCA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB).

Mr. Islam started his career at NCR Corporation, a famous IT company from the USA. He also headed the organization as the chief for many years. Later in 1992, he started his own business, IOE (Bangladesh) Ltd.

Because of his great success in the IT and office automation business, he was elected as the President of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS). Everyone at home and abroad still remembers him because he changed the history of our IT sector. He convinced the government to remove all duties and taxes on computers. This single step made computers affordable for common people and paved the way for the total digitization and success of Bangladesh today.

He also played the main role in setting up the famous BCS Computer City at IDB Bhaban. Because of his great contributions to the ICT sector, he was later elected as the President of the country’s top business chamber, the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).

In 2001, Mr. Islam was elected as the President of the prestigious AmCham (American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh) to improve trade between the USA and Bangladesh. He served as President for a total of 10 years over four terms, finally retiring from AmCham in 2015.

Mr. Aftab was also elected as a Director of FBCCI, the highest business body in the country, first from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2017 to 2019. In 2009, the government appointed him as the Chairperson of the SME Foundation for two years. Additionally, from 2019 to 2025, Mr. Aftab served as an Independent Director and led the Audit Committee of British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB) for three continuous terms.

Mr. A K M Aftabul Islam also served as a Director on the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank. He started there in January 2017 and successfully completed three continuous terms (each of 3 years) which ended in December 2025.

He is also working as a Director for SMC Enterprise Limited and the Surjer Hashi Network, which is a USAID project.

Mr. Islam is the Managing Partner of Islam Aftab Kamrul & Co., which is a leading Chartered Accounting firm in Bangladesh. He has a great track record of starting new things: he was the founder Chairman of BD Venture Ltd (the first Venture Capital Company in Bangladesh) and the former founder Chairman of Impact PR (the first PR Company in Bangladesh). Currently, he is the Chairman of ATAZ DocuNet, a leading BPO service provider company.

Above all, Mr. A K M Aftabul Islam, FCA holds a completely clean and unblemished record in both bank liabilities and tax payments throughout his career.