Advisor

Dr. Md Salim Uddin
Advisor

Dr. Md Salim Uddin is serving as the Advisor of Trustee and Custodial Services Bangladesh Limited. He advised the company on broad range of duties from making difficult decisions and judgments related to distributions and legal interpretations, reporting, initiating transactions, managing trust assets, filing taxes on behalf of the trust, and more.

Mr. Salim Uddin is a seasoned management professional with vast expertise in different sector. Dr. Md. Salim Uddin is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA), Fellow Cost & Management Accountant (FCMA), and Certified Public Finance Accountant (CPFA). As Professional Accountant, he is fellow member of three professional accounting bodies which are: (i) the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh-ICAB (ii) the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh-ICMAB and (iii) The Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy-CIPFA, UK.

He was an Independent Director of The Chittagong Stock Exchange-CSE appointed by the Government. He was also an Independent Director of Premier Bank Ltd and Director of Rupali Investment Ltd. Lastly, he was a Director of Rupali Bank Ltd- a nationalized commercial bank appointed by the Government. He was the Vice President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh-ICAB.

At present, he is also the Chairman of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation-BHBFC and Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd-IBBL and also elected councilor of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh-ICAB

At present, he is Chairman of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation-BHBFC and Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd-IBBL and also elected councilor of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh-ICAB

International Legal Advisor

Nick Dimitropoulos
International Legal Advisor

Nick Dimitropoulos serving as legal advisor of Trustee and Custodial Services Bangladesh Limited. Mr. Dimitropoulos brings his decade of experience working as legal advisor into the team of Trustee and Custodial Services Bangladesh Limited. Mr. Dimitropoulos is a seasoned commercial real estate lawyer specializing in a broad range of wealth management, commercial real property financing, acquisitions, dispositions and leasing. Mr. Dimitropoulos area of expertise include Wealth Management, Commercial, Institutional and Industrial Real Estate, Property Title Repair and Business Acquisitions and Dispositions. Mr. Dimitropoulos also a partner of BREAD WINTER LLP, which named one of the top 10 law firm in Ontario regional law firm. Prior to joining Beard Winter in 2019, Nick worked at a boutique business law firm in Toronto. Nick is a member of the Hellenic Canadian Law Association and the Ontario Bar Association.

Mr. Dimitropoulos completed his L.L.B. from University of Windsor Law School and B.A. from York University.

Legal Advisor

M. Imtiaz Farooq
Legal Advisor

M. Imtiaz Farooq is currently serving Trustee and Custodial Services Bangladesh Limited as legal advisor. Mr. Farooq developed a niche practice in advising clients on international arbitration, corporate structuring, public and private mergers and acquisitions, both domestic and cross-border; joint ventures and inward investment, investment funds, and tax issues in Bangladesh and large-scale private development and investment projects secured through various financing models including formation of SPVs, Syndicated loan arrangements, Securitisation etc. Mr Farooq, in 2009, concluded a reform-oriented research on International Arbitration and its impact on Investment Climate of Bangladesh. The project was funded by International Finance Corporation (IFC). The research report comparatively analyses the best practices of promoting investment through appropriate dispute settlement system, endeavours to highlight the shortcomings in the approach of GOB in this regard and proposes extensive reforms of related legislations and infrastructure. He is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Before joining practice in Bangladesh, he was a lecturer at University of Cardiff teaching property law and trusts. He graduated from Cardiff University, UK and completed his post graduate from University of Oxford, UK. He has several international publications on various aspects of property law, including security creation and enforcement.