A K M Maksud,

Exeucutive Director, Founder and General Secretary of the Executive Committee of Grambangla Unnayan Committee

A K M Maksud is the Founder and Executive Director of Grambangla Unnayan Committee. He has been performing this role since 1997. He was awarded ASHOKA Fellowship in 2006 from the ASHOKA Innovators for the Public, the USA for his innovating designing and implementation of an inclusive education program for the nomadic Bede community through mobile boat schools. A K M Maksud is a Member of the National NGO Coordination Committee for Birth Registration of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, The People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Maksud was the Member of the Technical Committee of the National AIDS Committee and Secretary-General of the STI/AIDS Network of Bangladesh. He is the lead/co-author of two books and 9 research articles in reputed journals. During his professional experience, he produced 48 research reports. A K M Maksud obtained his Master of Social Sciences (MSS) degree in Sociology and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Dhaka and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of London

Khandaker Reaz,

Director, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Non Formal Primary Education (NFPE) & Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

KhandakerReaz Hossain is working as Director, Programs with Grambangla Unnayan Committee since 2016. The major areas of his responsibilities are monitoring the ongoing program activities, organizational development, organizing training programs, and publishing reports.
After completing Post-graduation in Economics from the University of Dhaka in 1983, Mr. Hossain started his career as a development practitioner and engaged himself with various national and international organizations such as Grameen Trust (a sister concern of Grameen Bank), Research Initiatives, Bangladesh, John Snow Inc., Resource Integration Centre and Action for Social Development. Mr. Hossain has had a lot of professional experience in research and GO-NGO participatory development programs for three decades. He is an Alumni of the International Human Rights Training Programme of Equities, Canada, and Secretary (Capacity Development) of Sustainable Development Network of Bangladesh.

Director, Programs

Mosammat Tahmina Akter

Ms. Tahamina Akter is a ECD, NFPE and TVET specialist. She obtained her Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) and Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Sociology from the National University in Bangladesh. She received training on early childhood development, non-formal primary education program management, entrepreneurship development etc. Since 2000, she is actively involved in designing and implementing programs related to early childhood development, non-formal primary education, technical and vocational educaiton and training, child labour, street children, tobacco control, primary health care, HIV/AIDS and STDs, Nutrition, Behavioral Change Communication (BCC), disaster risk reduction, climate change and environment, gender, socially excluded and marginalized communities (nomadic Bedes, waste pickers), sex workers, poverty, water & sanitation etc. He was also involved in 10 social research studies. The social development projects were funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Red Nose Day at Comic Relief USA, UNESCO, UKAid, Institute of Development Studies UK of University of Sussex, ChildHope UK, Consortium for Street Children UK, Commonwealth Foundation, Evan Cornish Foundation UK, Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), Grameen Trust/Grameen Bank, ActionAid Bangladesh, Save the Children International, et

Md. Abul Bashar Khan Reza

Director (Administration & Finance)

Md. Abul Bashar Khan Reza has been working as the Deputy Director, (Admin & Finance) in GUC since 2012. He has experience working for non-profit sector project management and research in social development for more than 5 years. Md. Abul Bashar Khan Reza obtained his Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the Green University of Bangladesh, Bachelor of Social Science (BSS), and Master of Arts (Islamic History)degree from the National University, Bangladesh. In addition to the university degrees, she also received professional training in child protection, facilitation, documentation, communication, advocacy, self-help group development, drop-in-center operation for the Injecting Drug User for prevention of HIV and AIDS, education program management, etc.

Ali Azmam

Director, Media and Communication

Ali Azman is an experienced Media and Communication expert with a passion for sustainable development goals. I seek to leverage my communication intelligence to drive impactful narratives and foster engagement that supports sustainable thinking and solutions, social equity, and economic development. He is committed to utilizing innovative communication strategies to amplify the voices of communities, promote sustainable practices, and contribute to a more equitable and sustainable future. Eager to bring creativity and analytical skills to make a positive global impact.