M Anwarul Karim

Technical Advisory Group Member, Bangladesh

Mohammad Anwarul Karim is Executive Director- Standard Setting at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)

He served as a member of the Technical Advisory Group on the IFR4NPO Project (International Financial Reporting for Non-Profit Organisations), during the development of the first edition of the International Non-Profit Accounting Standard (INPAS).

The FRC is the accounting standard setter for Bangladesh, with authority to adopt, compile, and promulgate standards for business entities, NPOs, and public sector entities. Under his leadership, FRC recently prepared five tier financial reporting framework and standards for the public sector entities to move from cash basis accounting to accrual basis IPSAS gradually. In his present role, he is the chair of standard-related working groups and technical committees formed by FRC and a coordinator with the international and regional standard-setter bodies.

Before joining FRC, Mohammad worked in public accounting, designing and developing financial reporting systems and auditing nonprofit organizations in Bangladesh and the USA. He also performed international assignments in Tanzania, Uganda, and Tajikistan. During 2008-2009 he worked as Professional Standards Consultant in the Twinning Project of ICAEW and ICAB for two years in full convergence of ICAB audit practice and study materials to IFRS and ISAs.

• IPSAS | International Public Sector Accounting Standards
• ICAEW | Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales
• ICAB | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh
• IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards
• ISAs | International Standards on Auditing