Seminar held at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP)

The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) in collaboration with the BUP Accounting Forum, An extracurricular club of Bangladesh University of Professionals, organized a special session in BUP Bijoy Auditorium on Saturday, 7 December 2019. The special session was titled ‘Cost and Management Accounting Profession in Bangladesh: Creating Leaders for the Corporate World’. The entire program held as a part of BUP-arranged ‘1st National Accounting Olympiad 2019’ where ICMAB was attached as the associate partner of the event.

Brig Gen Muhammad Wasim-Ul-Haq, ndu, afwc, psc was the Chief Guest of the session while Lt. Col Alauddin Al Mamun, Chairman, Dept. of Business Administration in Accounting & Information Systems, BUP; Mohammed Moin Uddin Reza, Lecturer, Dept. of Business Administration in Accounting & Information Systems, BUP and Moderator of BUP Accounting Forum. On the other hand, Mr. Mohammef Salim FCMA, Past President of ICMAB, Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA, Secretary, ICMAB and Joint Secretary, Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Jamal Ahmed Choudhury FCMA, Past President and current Chairman of the Education Committee of ICMAB were present in the occasion as Guests of Honor. Dr. Nikhil Chandra Shil FCMA, Academic Advisor of ICMAB, was present as Key Note Speaker.

Mr. Mohammed Salim FCMA emphasized that if the CMA qualification can be added with the university degree, the local and international job markets are easily accessible to the young learners of this competition. He mentioned how the employers’ expectation from a new employee (intelligence, energy and integrity) can be inbuilt within the willing students through professional CMA education and training. Brining his personal experiences with ICMAB, he has tried to convince the students to pursue cost and management accounting education without further delay to keep themselves competent to the head hunters and the future job market competition.

Mr. Md. Abdur Rahman Khan FCMA told about the necessity of the CMA education in the upcoming development scenario mentioning about various development projects of our country. He said that, if our students can make themselves competent enough for this profession, our country can save a huge amount of money which our companies have to pay to their foreign professionals. He also announced that the top 10 winners of the competition can get admitted to ICMAB without any admission fee.

Mr. Jamal Ahmed Choudhury FCMA evaluated the education system of ICMAB which is globally endorsed. He gave importance to get attached with the change happening around us, acquiring and adopting with the new learnings and knowledges. He thanked the BUP Accounting Forum for organizing such a good event for the young talents from all over the country.

Dr. Nikhil Chandra Shil FCMA described how this professional degree can add a splendid value in career of the young learners and how they should decide, fix and get prepared for their future profession and establishment. He gave a elaborated idea and glimpse about the CMA degree, how to start and how to carry it from the very beginning of their graduation to get better output and opportunities in the future.

After the session, BUP Accounting Forum entertained the guests and audiences with a nicely crafted cultural show. At the end, honorable guests gave crests and prizemoney to the winners of the competition.