Shaikh Faridul Islam
Early Life
Shaikh Faridul Islam (also known as Lion Farid) was born in the Village of Baradia, PS. Rampal, District: Bagerhat. His father Alhaj SK Abdur Rahman is a retired businessman & mother Alhaj Shakhina Begum is house wife. He married Halima Nusrat D/O Alhaj SK Nazrul Islam, retired govt.college teacher & Alhaj Selina Afroj, retired school teacher. [1]
Education
He completed his primary education from Baradia Govt Primary School, S.S.C. (1984) from Baintala Kashipur High school & H.S.C. (1986) from Abul Kalam College, Rampal, Bagerhat. He have obtained B.A. Honors & M.A. (1990 exam held in 1992) from Dhaka University. He also completed his PHD on Environmental Science (Tile: A study on the climate change and livelihood in Sundarbans Bangladesh), American World University, CA USA. [2]
Personal Life
He joined Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), Singapore's national shipping line in 1992. He won NOL “CEO AWARD 1996” for outstanding contribution through consistent performance & demonstration of service excellence. In 1998 he has visited UK, France, USA & Canada to develop the business of NOL Singapore. During these tours, he has given training to all business development managers of NOL UK, USA & Canada. During the service with NOL, he has received many quality training like Professional Selling Skills, Basic Relationship marketing programs, Coaching & mentoring, Quality Team Members, etc from international trainers. [3]
Business Life
He started his own Freight forwarding business “Swift Freight International Ltd.” in 1999 with 2 member team & today it’s a company of 60 people. His Head office is located at Banani, Dhaka (own premises 4000 SFT) & Branch office is located at Agrabad C/A Chittagong. They are working as one of the market leaders in the forwarding industry of Bangladesh. [4]
Career
He have joined the Lions club of Dhaka Mega City under District 315A2 in 2007. He is selected “Best Lion for 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012& 2014-2015” in the club.At present, he is President of Dhaka Mega City Lions Club. He is organizing free eye camps in Rampal & Mongla, Bagerhat every year since 2009. About 50 thousand patients attended and 4,500 patients have done eye operations (including cataracts, DCR, DCT) at Lions Eye Hospital, Dhaka. He is supporting poor people for medical treatment on a regular basis. He has donated many School-College, Masjid-Madrasa, Mandir& Eatim Khanaof Rampal & Mongla, Bagerhat. He is also providing a rickshaw Van, boat, fishing net & swing machine etcof my area. He is giving scholarships to poor students since 2005. He is also giving school bags, uniforms, exam fees & books to poor students.
He is a permanent member of Kurmitola Golf Club& Army Golf Club, Dhaka. He was a member of the Kurmitola Golf Club Tournament Committee 2009-20016. He is Chairman of “Save the Sundarbans Foundation”. He is also holding the position of Senior Vice Chairman atCentre for Human Right movement.Recently government is building a Coal Power Plant (Bangladesh-India joint venture) at Rampal adjacent to Sundarbans which would damage its unique characteristics. In order to save Sundarbans, they have arranged many Seminars, Human Chain& Citizen Rally together with TIB, BAPA, BELA, PABA to stop the coal power plant in Rampal, Bagerhat.
