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Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman

CEO & Founder

Hasnaeen Rizvi Rahman founded Astha IT in 2008, when he was in his mid-twenties. Over the decade, it grew up to be a global service provider, with clients in USA, Australia and Europe, winning multiple awards from BASIS and the government. A passionate problem solver by heart, Hasnaeen self-taught programming at his ninth grade, and sold his first commercial software during his high school years. As an outstanding academic, he passed a summa cum laude from North South University with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science. With his visionary leadership, Astha IT has become a tech giant in the country. Beside Astha IT, Hasnaeen co-owns and is part of several other business ventures in United States. To know the journey of his life so far, visit his personal website: hasnaeen.me

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Md Ekhlasur Rahman

Founding Director

Ferdousi Rahman

Founding Director

Tasnuva Ahmed

Independent Director

SM Adnan

Independent Director

Shafayetul Islam

Independent Director

Najah Naaji

Independent Director

Nafees H Belal

Independent Director

Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid

Independent Director

Fakir Wahiduzzaman Riyead

Independent Director

Executive Team

Arafat Nizam

Chief Operating Officer

Shahriar Hyder

SVP, Engineering

Mohammed Shariful Islam

VP, Delivery

MD Khurshaduzzaman Razib

VP, Engineering

Shihab Ahmed

AVP, Technology

Mahmudur Rahman

Head of DevOps & Infrastructure

Khandakar Mehedi Hasan

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Nazif Muhammad Irad

Manager, Marketing

Strategic Partners

Steve Sue

CEO
O-Wow Inc.

Saker Ghani

Chief Digital Officer
Citrin Cooperman

Shiblu Ahmad

Founder
Quick Skill

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Md Ekhlasur Rahman

Founding Director

Md Ekhlasur Rahman is a veteran in the NGO sector, working and serving Bangladesh for 40 years before retiring in 2013. He has a prolific career records of working in renowned NGOs, such as Family Planning Services & Training Center (FPSTC) and Population Services & Training Center (PSTC), collaborating with donor agencies such as UN, UNICEF and USAID.

Ferdousi Rahman

Founding Director

Ferdousi Rahman is another veteran in the NGO sector, with a career span of 35 years, before retiring in 2010. She has been the Executive Director of a renowned NGO, Anirban Sangsad, for 30 years which worked with the Bangladesh government’s Non-Formal Education (NFE) unit running schools and training institutes across Bangladesh. She has also collaborated with international donor agencies such as USAID.

Tasnuva Ahmed

Independent Director

Tasnuva Ahmed became a shareholder at Astha IT in 2020. She has been working in the marketing sector for the past 13 years and has a prolific career record in both Corporate and Media, such as ColoursFM, Celestial Tech, Banglalink, BATB, etc. She has an extensive experience in the broadcast media industry promoting Gender Equality, Women Empowerment and Stop Violence Against Women. Tasnuva has an MBA degree from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand and an International Master degree in Marketing (double major) from Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración (EADA) Barcelona, Spain. She is also the chairperson of her own venture, Thought Makers – a media consultancy company. Tasnuva is a fitness enthusiast and a cyclist who has also completed a few half Marathons. She believes with hard work and persistence, one can achieve anything they are capable to dream of.

SM Adnan

Independent Director

SM Adnan completed his Bachelor’s in Computer Science from North South University (2006). He holds an MBA degree in Finance from IBA, University of Dhaka. He commenced his professional career in 2006 and worked on his own proprietary project for a couple of years. After that, he seeked his lead software engineering career in ReliSource Technologies Limited (Dhaka), Disney Interactives (Dhaka), Apple (Cupertino, CA) and currently Google Inc (Mountain View, CA).

Shafayetul Islam

Independent Director

Shafayetul Islam completed his Bachelor degree in Computer Science from North South University in 2006. He commenced his professional career in the same year joining as a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer in UNIQA Software & Systems Ltd. Later, he continued his software QA engineering career in various lead roles at other renown companies such as Spectrum Engineering Consortium Limited, Bording Vista Bangladesh, Disney Interactives Dhaka and Disney Interactives (Palo Alto, CA), Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) and Tango Me (Mountain View, CA). Mr Islam is currently employed as the QA Lead in CreditKarma Inc. (acquired by Intuit, Oakland, CA).

Najah Naaji

Independent Director

Najah is a highly experienced technology leader and architect with a proven track record of success in the Cloud, Data Analytics and AI. He has held senior positions at some of the world’s leading technology companies, including Singtel Optus, Google, and AWS. He is also a passionate educator and mentor, and he enjoys sharing his knowledge and expertise with others.

Najah holds a BS in Computer Engineering, MS in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering, MBA in Technology, and EMBA from Australian Graduate School of Management, UNSW.

In his spare time, Najah enjoys reading books and spending time with his young family. He is a strong advocate for diversity and inclusion, and he believes that everyone should have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Nafees H Belal

Independent Director

Nafees Belal, a seasoned executive, has been a pioneer in Enterprise Technology Delivery, blending strategic innovation with substantial technological acumen. As Vice President of Engineering & Product Delivery at Alogent, he leads pivotal initiatives in digital banking platforms and enterprise product delivery management. At Discover Financial Services, he was instrumental in digital transformations, significantly enhancing operational efficiencies across payments technologies and establishing an Agile Delivery Management system and automated delivery pipelines that substantially improved product delivery predictability and time-to-market.

Previously at U.S. Bank and Ericsson, Nafees held executive positions where he demonstrated remarkable leadership in Technology Delivery, Production Engineering, Automation and Digital Transformation, driving significant technological shifts and strategic growth. His contributions have set new benchmarks in technological adoption across these organizations.

Educationally, Nafees holds an MBA in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, an MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Delaware, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. These degrees underline his in-depth understanding of the strategic and technical aspects of IT leadership, positioning him as a significant asset to our board.

Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid

Independent Director

Fakir Kamruzzaman Nahid is the Managing Director of Fakir Fashion, a leading garment manufacturer in Bangladesh. With a career starting in 2000 at Fakir Group, he has played a key role in transforming the business into a fast-growing global supplier, driving innovation, efficiency, and strong partnerships across the textile industry.

Fakir Wahiduzzaman Riyead

Independent Director

Fakir Wahiduzzaman Riyead is the Deputy Managing Director of Fakir Fashion Limited, a leading garment manufacturer in Bangladesh. A third-generation entrepreneur, he is known for his strong expertise in knitwear manufacturing and operational leadership within the textile industry. With a hands-on approach and strategic vision, he has played a key role in driving production excellence and scaling the business into a multi-million-dollar enterprise, contributing to consistent high growth since its founding in 2009.

Arafat Nizam

Chief Operating Officer

Arafat Nizam initiated his professional journey by earning a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Liverpool John Moores University in 2007. His career took off as a Test Engineer at Delphi Technologies in the UK, where he sharpened his skills and expertise.
Upon returning to Bangladesh, Arafat took on the role of Transmission Engineer at Banglalink. From there, he ventured into diverse industries, including logistics, garments, and real estate, demonstrating his commitment to driving business growth and ensuring operational excellence.

Shahriar Hyder

SVP, Engineering

With over two decades of experience in enterprise software engineering, I specialize in .NET development, scalable enterprise applications, and fostering collaborative, high-performing teams. A JavaScript evangelist and advocate for functional programming, I excel in crafting maintainable and reusable solutions.

I specialize in Onion architecture and Clean architecture using CQRS, DDD, and Microservices with ASP.NET Core. My work emphasizes Clean Coding using Design Principles, Design Patterns and Refactoring while avoiding Technical Debts like Code Smells and Anti-Patterns.

An avid proponent of Agile with Scrum and Kanban, I’ve been practicing and preaching the same since 2009.

Mentoring and helping software engineers to become the best version of themselves is my main motto. I’ve been helping engineers in both business and team communication for over a decade now.
I also pride myself on identifying top talents and managing diverse, global teams to solve complex challenges collaboratively.

Mohammed Shariful Islam

VP, Delivery

Mohammed Shariful Islam is a highly experienced technology and delivery leader with over 20 years of experience in software engineering and product delivery. He has a proven track record of successfully delivering complex mobile and web applications, ERP systems, and large-scale digital platforms across multiple industries.

He has held leadership roles at organizations such as MyMedicalHUB International, ILLIYEEN, bKash, and Bikroy, where he led cross-functional teams and drove high-impact product and technology initiatives.

Shariful holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering and is a Certified Scrum Master®. He has also completed professional training in project management, further strengthening his expertise in Agile methodologies, stakeholder management, and large-scale delivery execution.

He is passionate about optimizing processes, mitigating risks, and maintaining strong stakeholder communication to ensure consistent and successful delivery outcomes.

MD Khurshaduzzaman Razib

VP, Engineering

With 17 years of experience and extensive connections across the software development landscape, Mr. Razib brings valuable expertise to Astha IT. His background spans roles at Koolio Inc. USA, Grameen Intel, Ethics Advance, ICT Alliance, Huawei Technologies Bangladesh, and WorldTel Bangladesh.

Mr. Razib’s skillset encompasses solution architecture, engineering management, IoT development, programming, cloud computing (AWS), and project management. He holds an MSc. in Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering from North South University and a BSc. Hons. in Computer Science from Independent University, Bangladesh.

Shihab Ahmed

AVP, Engineering

Shihab Ahmed Bhuiyan is having an outstanding journey at Astha IT where he joined as a software engineer back in 2012. Prior to that, he worked as a web developer for 3 years at Fusebox Design Ltd, in Newcastle, UK. Since joining Astha IT, Shihab played many technical roles and his career grew at a phenomenal pace, eventually becoming the head of frontend technologies. He has a Masters degree in Computing from University of Teesside, UK. With 11 years of experience in the software industry, Shihab has worked on diverse projects, championing the UX and frontend tech sectors. Being a very picky guy, Shihab doesn’t compromise on quality and is constantly trying to improve the work of his own and others for the betterment of the overall end user experience. When he is not working, he loves to spend time with his family.

Mahmudur Rahman

Head of DevOps & Infrastructure

With more than 12 years of experience in software engineering and the DevOps culture, Mahmudur Rahman is an experienced technology leader. He is currently Head of DevOps at Asha IT, where he is in charge of developing and putting into practice cutting-edge DevOps techniques inside the company. Prior to joining Asha IT, He occupied prominent roles in the various software development companies, where he made a major impact on the design and implementation of DevOps solutions for startups and major corporations alike.

He possesses expertise in popular CI/CD platforms such as Bitbucket Pipeline and Github Actions, alongside cloud computing services like AWS and Azure. Additionally, he is proficient in containerization tools like Docker and orchestration tools including Kubernetes, EKS, and Docker Swarm.

His skill set extends to backend development technologies such as Java and .Net, along with infrastructure as code solutions like AWS CDK and Terraform. Mahmudur received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from North South University in 2011.

Khandakar Mehedi Hasan

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Khandakar Mehedi Hasan is a distinguished corporate strategist and human resources professional with nearly a decade of expertise in business operations, compliance, and organizational development. Currently serving as the Senior Manager of HR at AIT, he is dedicated to driving operational excellence and cultivating inclusive, high-performing workplace cultures. His academic foundation is marked by an MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Dhaka and a Postgraduate Diploma in HRM (PGDHRM) from United International University, complementing his deep practical acumen. Beyond his corporate pursuits, he is an accomplished writer and journalist, bringing a unique blend of analytical insight and strategic communication to both his professional and creative endeavors.

He is also actively engaged in mentoring and guiding university students, frequently participating in career development initiatives, workshops, and programs aimed at shaping young talent and supporting their transition into the professional world.

Nazif Muhammad Irad

Manager, Marketing

Nazif Muhammad Irad is a dreamer, communicator, strategist and a happy person who loves to sing and write. He is currently leading the marketing sides of Astha IT as its Chief Marketing Strategist. Irad has been an Independent Consultant at UNDP Bangladesh for Chittagong Hill Tract Watershed Co-management Activity (CHTWCA) project. He has also served as a National Consultant, Communications at UNDP Bangladesh. He also has experience working as a freelance social media marketer for BERGER, Shinest Group, City FM, Lussotica, Indiecative Lifestyle, Lil Crust Pizza, Amaris, Eminent International, Ensys Global, Lapel Bedizen, several local startups and small businesses. Irad holds a BBA in Marketing from North South University. He is a believer in spreading positive energy in every avenue of life.

Steve Sue

CEO, O-Wow Inc.

Steve Sue is the owner of O-WOW, Inc., a digital automation firm that specializes in custom software, app and website automations, and SumoSum.com, a free visually-oriented financial forecasting application.

He is also known as a champion of the Shaka gesture having produced the documentary, “Shaka, A Story of Aloha,” the first in a trilogy of Aloha Spirit films that includes “The 100th, Seeds of Aloha” and “ʻONO, Foods of Aloha.” He also founded Project Shaka a non-profit movement that includes the Aloha Film Trilogy, wrote the 2024 bill that made the Shaka the Official Gesture of Hawai’i and created the Hawai’i DMV Shaka License Plate. He serves as Chairperson at ID8 (ide•ate), the Hawai’i 501C3 nonprofit behind Project Shaka.

His career spans 25 years as a story expert, conceptualist and social venturer in entertainment, hospitality, food service, retail, product and software. Steve holds a BA in design from UCLA and a JD in law from UC Berkeley.

Saker Ghani

Chief Digital Officer, Citrin Cooperman

Saker Ghani is the Chief Digital Officer at Citrin Cooperman, where he leads digital transformation and innovation initiatives. A strategic and creative technology leader, he has extensive experience in corporate innovation, new venture incubation, and driving 0-to-1 growth.

He has played a key role in launching Hitachi’s intelligent automation business, shaping PwC’s first-ever digital solutions organization, and co-founding KPMG’s Enterprise Search practice in partnership with Google. He has also contributed to product and engineering initiatives for iconic brands including Apple, Yahoo, and Palm, and supported fintech and digital ventures such as SureCash and PaidRight.

With broad experience across industries, regions, and business models, he brings a focus on practical implementation, strategic growth, and empowering teams to innovate and deliver impact.

Shiblu Ahmad

Founder, Quick Skill

Shiblu Ahmad is the founder of TS4U IT Engineering Bootcamp, where he focuses on helping individuals transition into technology careers through personalized, project-based learning. Through his work, he has supported learners in developing practical IT skills and preparing for roles at leading global companies.

He is also the founder of skillBNK, an initiative aimed at addressing the gap between traditional education and job-ready skills by building scalable workforce development systems.

With over two decades of industry experience, he brings a strong focus on real-world application, mentorship, and career outcomes, emphasizing skills-based learning as a pathway to sustainable employment.

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