Our Founders
In May 2007, students from eight departments of the Faculty of Business Studies set out to build the first student-run business publication at the University of Dhaka. These are the people who started it.
The Dreamer
Md Mahbubul Haque Khan
BBA & MBA in Finance, University of Dhaka; MSc, University of Leeds. Now a PhD research scholar and casual academic at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Founding Members
The first divisional heads, who ran VoB through its opening years.
Mohammed Alauddin
Head of Administration & Co-ordination, 2007–2009
Management Studies, University of Dhaka. Now a banker specialising in trade finance and investment.
Md Moniruzzaman Sarker
Editor-in-Charge, 2007–2009
Marketing, University of Dhaka. Now a faculty member at a leading private university in Bangladesh.
Mavin Ahmed
Head of Promotion, Ideation & Events, 2007–2009
Finance, University of Dhaka. Now Senior Manager, Credit Risk Management at Standard Chartered Bank.
Shabah Kabir Nabi
Head of Public Relations, 2007–2009
Finance, University of Dhaka. Now Assistant Manager, HR at Sheltech Private Ltd.
What They Started
What began as a single magazine issue in 2007 has grown into a full business club — fifteen magazine issues, a national branding competition, an annual writing contest, and hundreds of alumni.