Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh Ltd.

(GTCBL): Joint Venture (JV) Firm

Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh Limited (GTCBL) a full member firm of Grant Thornton
International, one of the world’s leading professional services firms with over 58,000 Grant Thornton
People, across 138 countries, focused on making a difference to clients, colleagues and the
communities in which we live and work.

 Grant Thornton Consulting enjoys a position of leadership in its areas of expertise based on
formidable credentials, dynamism and superior quality of qualified and diverse human
resources.
 We provide services, principally in areas of transaction advisory, corporate finance, strategy
and growth, structured finance, restructuring, governance risk and compliance, social policy,
human resource management, organizational development and technology solutions.
 We work closely with other Grant Thornton practices in the region to provide global reach
with local know-how.
 All services are provided in strict accordance with the international quality standards set out
by Grant Thornton International.
 Our international footprint

The cross-border
capability of Grant
Thornton International
will help us deliver
your objectives
globally.

GRANT THORNTON BENEFITS

Global Reach: Local Touch
 Comprehensive global coverage
 Member firms work together to ensure a seamless international service
 Local knowledge combined with global resources

Client Service Excellence

 High ratio of partner time on assignments
 Dedicated people bring real expertise
 Broad resource base of sector specialists - geographically mobile

Integrated Approach
 Aim to provide solutions rather than services
 Teams work closely together to deliver the product you require
 Innovative approach tailored to client needs

A. HUMAN RESOURCES AT GTCBL

Grant Thornton Bangladesh team, headed by its managing director, together with its local sponsor
Howladar Yunus& Co. Chartered Accountants, employs over 200 people of varying skills and
capabilities in its Bangladesh operation. Recognizing human resource as its greatest asset, the firm
emphasizes on the continuing development of its staff.

Manpower Total

Partners 9
 Directors 6

Managers 15

Assistant Managers, Senior Associates, Associates 250

Admin staff 21

Grand Total 301

B. WE SUPPORT YOU IN A 360° WAY

Business is an ecosystem of relationships. That is why our clients value our honor and trust. But what
sets us apart is our distinctive client experience which leads to more meaningful advice and a better
working relationship.
 C. OUR SERVICES
We provide end-to-end cross-functional services from project conceptualization to the long-term
sustenance of the project across all aspects to clients across public and private sector.
We help governments in implementation and management of their infrastructure programmes

Strategy & Growth Business Risk

Corporate Affairs
 Review of business & Services
HR Development Advisory
operational policies  Government & Risk
 Training and Capacity  Diagnostic studies Management  Payroll Services
Development  Business strategies  Internal Audit  Company Formation
 Training Need Assessment  Profit improvement  Secretarial Services
 Regulatory Services
 Entrepreneurship and Skill  Outsourcing Services
programs  Risk modelling
Development  Tax & VAT Compliance
 Gender Strategies
 Institutional Development  Tax & VAT Assessment
 Organizational Development  Registration Services
 Recruitment and Selection  Other Regulatory Services
 Company Winding up Services

Transaction
Social Policy Services
 Tracer Study  Financial Due Diligence
 Operational deal services
 Monitoring & Evaluation
 Debt advisory
 Project Management
 Capital Markets
 External Monitoring Forensic investigation
Business Consulting  M&A Advisory
 Policy Formulation & Technology  Valuation
 Field Research
Service  Commercial & strategic
 Expert Dispute
 Grants Management  Strategy & Markets
intelligence
Resolution & Advisory
 Poverty Alleviation  Feasibility Study  Fraud Solutions
Strategies
 Change & Programme  Insurance Solutions
 Resettlement plan Management  Legal Technology
 Gender Strategies  Financial Model Audit Solutions
 Productivity  Products & Support
Improvement Services
 Solutions
 Strategy


through.
HR & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
 Entrepreneurship & Skill Development
 Training & Capacity Development
 Module Development
 Institutional Development
 Organizational Development
 Entrepreneurship and Skill Development
 Salary Survey
  Recruitment and Selection
 Management Training
 HR Policy Development

PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT
 Planning assistance policy analysis
 Project implementation support
 Project management
 Baseline, Midterm and End line study
 Impact evaluation, Feedback and dissemination
 Change management, Institutional strengthening, Capacity-building
 Strengthening monitoring and evaluation

BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES

 Strategy & Markets
 Change & Programme Management
 Review of Public Financial Management
 Financial Modelling
 Technology
 Productivity Improvement

TRANSACTION AND VALUATION SERVICES

 Financial due diligence
 Commercial and strategic intelligence
 Capital Markets
 M&A advisory
 Assets and business Valuations, Equipment & Machinery Valuation

BUSINESS RISK SERVICES

 Governance & Risk Management
 Internal Audit
 Regulatory Services
 Risk modelling

STRATEGY AND DESIGN SUPPORT

We help governments and private sector clients in developing strategy, business plans and feasibility
for projects and programmes covering the following:
 City development plans, Economic development strategy
 Detailed project reports on urban infrastructure
 Feasibility assessment, Strategy and business planning
 Gap assessment, Poverty assessment
 Programme design and implementation planning

D. OUR SECTORS
We provide services and solutions to the private sector, government agencies and international
development agencies in the following areas:
 Water supply Sewerage, Solid waste management
 Urban transport, Sanitation Municipal reforms, Urban environment
 Urban poverty alleviation/slum development

E. OUR CLIENTS
The diversity of our clientele bears testimony to the depth as well as wide range of our functional
areas and sectors
 Leading national and multi-national companies in the following sectors energy, real
estate, consumer products, financial services, healthcare, technology, travel and tourism,
etc.
 International agencies including: ADB, AFD, DFID, JBIC/JICA, KfW, GTZ and the
World Bank
 Governments and their departments and urban local bodies
 Private sector conglomerates with net revenues above USD 100 million

Our team includes domain experts including IT/MIS specialists, real estate sector specialists, business
strategy experts, financial management specialists, civil engineers & marketing strategy experts. The
team also includes professionals who have worked in various government and non-government
departments and hence understand public and private sector processes and systems well. Our team has
worked on assignments across South Asia and thus bring to projects their wide-ranging experience
and knowledge.
 F. GRANT THORNTON'S MARKET RECOGNITION

Accountancy Firm
of the Year in 2010
at the M&A Awards

Number one Adviser on

mid-market deals in 2010
Best Tax Investigations Team in Alternative Investments Auditor of the Year in 2010 in the
2010 Management Accountant of large six accounting firms
the Year in 2010
 G. CLIENTELE
Given our range of experience and in-house expertise, we aim to provide sustainable solutions to fulfil
the needs of our clients. Some of our major clients are:

Ministry of Defense The Prime Minister’s Office

 H. DETAILS OF FULLTIME PERSONNEL OF THE FIRM
Details of all the full-time personnel of Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh Ltd. are mentioned
below-
List of Fulltime Personnel of GTCBL
# Name Position Educational Qualification Qualification

1. Dewan Nurul Managing  Chartered Accountant, Over 25 years of

Islam, FCA Director  MBA in Finance with business advisory and
Distinction from the senior level
University of Technology management experience
Sydney (UTS), Australia in Bangladesh and
Australia.
2. Muhammad Director  Chartered Accountant, FCA Over 30 years of
Farooq, FCA  B. Com (Hons), M. Com) in experience as public
Accounting from Dhaka accountant. Experience
University with national and
international financial
institutions,
development financial
institutions.
3. Mohammad Director  Chartered Accountant from Over 25 years of
Al Maruf Institute of Chartered professional experience,
Khan, FCA Accountants in England and has a wide range of
Wales and Institute of experience in
Chartered Accountants of consultancy in both
Bangladesh. financial and non-
 B. Com (Hons), M.com in financial sector.
Accounting - University of
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4. Neaz Director  Chartered Accountant, FCA Over 15 years of
Mohammed,  Master of Commerce (M. professional experience
FCA Com) in Accounting, Dhaka as public accountant
University and management
consultant. Senior level
corporate experience.
5. Md. Jahidur Director  Chartered Accountant 10 years of experience
Rahman,  Master of Commerce (M. as public accountant.
FCA Com) in Accounting, Dhaka Senior level experience
University in financial institutions
& capital markets.
6. Hafiz Firoz Consultant  MA in International Relations Joined Grant Thornton
Choudhury from University of London, Bangladesh as Of
1986 Counsel to the firm in
 BSS in International Relations 2017. Working with
from University of Dhaka, clients on specific
1985 large-scale projects and
advise on specialist
issues including
international and
# Name Position Educational Qualification Qualification

indirect taxation.
7. Fahim Faisal, Consultant  Ph.D. in Finance from Having more than 7
Ph.D. Queensland University of years of experience in
Technology, Australia. Infrastructure Finance
 M.Sc. in Economics from in the field of roads &
United International highways, energy,
University, Bangladesh in sustainable Energy, gas,
2013 power sectors in public
 BBA from North South and private sectors.
University, Bangladesh.
8. Rehana Executive  PGDHRM from Bangladesh Three years of
Parveen Institute of Management experience in HR and
(Admin & Studies. Payroll.
HR)  BBA from International
University of Business
Agriculture and Technology
9. Sk, Rezaul Senior  Master’s in finance, from
Karim Manager Rajshahi University
 Bachelor’s in business studies,
from Rajshahi University
10. S.M. Maruf Deputy  Master of Development Have 6 Years’
Ahmed Manager Studies from University of Experience in Market
Dhaka Research, capacity
 Bachelor’s in Urban & building and PPP
Regional Planning from Transaction Advisory
BUET
11. Fahmid Manager,  Bachelor of Science Have around three years
Tawsif Khan Advisory Economics from University of experience.
Chowdhury Service of Nottingham, School of
Economics, UK
12. Md. Senior  BBA from the University of Have around two years
Habibur Associate, Dhaka. of experience in
Rahman Advisory  MBA from the University of business advisory and
Service Dhaka. assurance services.
13. Rakibul Senior  Bachelor’s in urban & Have around three years
Azam Associate, Regional Planning from of experience in Project
Chowdhury Advisory KUET & Business
Service Development, Project
monitoring &
evaluation
14. Promita Dey Senior  M.sc in Computer Science and Have around two years
Associate, Engineering from United of experience.
Advisory International University (UIU)
Service  B.sc in Computer Science and
Engineering from National
University
15. Muhammad Associate,  M.S.S (Master of Social Three years of
Tariqul Advisory Science) from National experience in business
Hassan Service University advisory services.
 B.S.S (Bachelor of Social
# Name Position Educational Qualification Qualification

Science) from National

University
16. Maksudur Associate  Master of Business Have around two years
Rahman Administration (MBA) in of experience.
Mohit Khan Finance from Presidency
University
 Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA) in
Finance from Presidency
University.
17. Hasan Al Associate  MBA in Management Have around two years
Shahriar Information System (MIS) of experience.
from University of Dhaka
 BBA in Management
Information System (MIS)
from Independent University
Bangladesh
18. Tamanna Associate,  M.sc in Computer Science and Have around one year
Akter Advisory Engineering from United of experience.
Services International University (UIU)
 B.sc in Computer Science and
Engineering from National
University
19. Saif Associate,  Master of Business Have extensive
Mahmud Advisory Administration (MBA) in knowledge regarding
Services Finance from the Department HR and accounting
of Finance, University of treatment of payroll.
Dhaka
 Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA) in
Finance from the Department
of Finance, University of
Dhaka
20. Injamumul Associate,  Bachelor of Urban and
Haque Refat Advisory Regional Planning from
Services Bangladesh University of
Engineering and Technology
21. Hridi Management  MBA in Applied Finance from Have around two years
Rahman Trainee, University of Illinois, USA of experience.
Advisory  BBA in Finance and
Services Accounting from North South
University
22. Md. Management  BSc in Information and Have extensive
Ashraful Trainee, Communication Engineering knowledge regarding
Islam Advisory from Noakhali Science and HR administration and
Services Technology University automation of the
payroll system.
 I. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF GTCBL:
The organization structure of Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh Ltd. is presented in the
following chart-

Board of Directors

Managing Director

Members and Key Directors

Resources

Senior Managers

Managers

Deputy Managers

Assistant Managers

Senior Associates

Associates

Junior Associates /
Management Trainees

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
 J. DETAILS OF PHYSICAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE WITH THE FIRM
Grant Thornton Bangladesh follows Grant Thornton standards for IT environment. For client, GTB
use software VOYAGER, IDEA and CBEAM. A new dynamic software called LEAP is to be
installed for GTB for most world class and state of the art audit solutions and management. Our
current IT infrastructure consists of the following:

Sl.
No Name of Equipment Quantity Condition
.
1. Desktop 26 Excellent

2. Laptop 82 Excellent

3. Printer 11 Excellent (8), Good (3)

4. Projector 1 Excellent

5. CC-TV 2 Excellent

6. CC-Camera 15 Excellent

7. Biometric Attended System 1 Excellent

8. Firewall Device 1 Excellent

9. MikroTik router 1 Excellent

10. Network Switch 2 Excellent

11. Wireless Router 8 Excellent

K. WORKING TOGETHER - INDUSTRY AND TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS

Grant Thornton Consulting Bangladesh is a leading firm in the world and in Bangladesh in providing
customized trainings, skills and capacity building programs, arranging workshops, seminars for
government organizations, autonomous bodies, large corporates etc., we have partnership
arrangements with many reputed training and skill development organizations and has country wide
network with organizations and access to class rooms, auditoriums, training centers and all related
logistics facilities. Therefore, if awarded we will be able to provide one-stop service to fulfill the
objectives of the program.