Sabur Khan

Mr. Md. Sabur Khan (Bengali: মোঃ সবুর খান) was born in January, 1965 at Baburhat, & Distr: Chandpur of Bangladesh.

Introduction
After completion graduation & Master from the Jahangirnagar University Mr. Md. Sabur Khan aimed to position his footstep to the business world. Since its beginning in 1990, Mr. Khan focused on extending his occupations in diversified areas as much as he can. From the beginning of the new millennium Y2K, he determined to contribute his knowledge, experience and strength in IT & Education area. Finding lot of scope to contribute a lot, gradually Mr. Khan decided to dispose lot of his other business areas and concentrated on areas related to education and IT. He could foresee the booming demand of skilled IT personnel in home & abroad and merged his IT knowledge & vision with education system of the country to make poverty free, self sufficient future generation. During his 22 years of glorified career, Mr. Khan has established different wings, one by one, under the large shade of Daffodil Group; has been involved in more than a dozen of large-scale projects and successfully managed to find sure solutions for ICT services and education. With the blessings of the AlmightyAlmighty, Mr. Khan could employ/ ensure livelihood of more than 5000 people directly and indirectly under his organizations.

He has involved himself with lot of challenges while his attachment as a Director of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), immediate Past President of the Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), Member of Prime Minister ICT Task Force, BASIS, BCS Computer City (IDB) founding, Student leader during his University life, etc. He has lot of other representations in various Social, Cultural and Business organizations. In recognition to his outstanding service towards the nation, he already has attained awards, rewards and Gold medals above 100 from various national & international organizations.

Value Factors
Family Values: His attitude has been mould on the basis of his family values. He gets recognition of people from family background. He sets and likes to take part to different programs revolving around his family members & the same of his associates.

Friends Value: He has a bulk number of good friends with different environment. He values his friends; friends value him as well.

Surrounding Value: Mr. Khan is surrounded by people of different tastes. Due to his prudent managerial vision, he has been able to manage them accordingly.

Neighboring Value: He maintains a very good communication to different sects like: noble society, different social organizations, local administration, and people of different sects, region, race, Ethnicity, who give Mr. Khan great recognition. This permanent value has been experimented over the years.

Root Value: Root is very crucial for anyone. Mr. Khan is very keen to recognize his root, where he was born and brought up. He keeps continuous communication to his childhood and school life. School life has tremendously directed his to the next level. While his studentship in Babur Hat High School, Mr. Khan proved that he was the best student on the basis of good combination of Result, sports, Cultural and Social activities & was awarded accordingly. Later on, he was elected as the First Alumni convener of his beloved Baburhat School in 1989 while celebrating the 100 year of its foundation.

Social Values: Being a social being, Mr. Khan is very ardent to retain social values, custom, norm, morality and ethics. His basic social education came from his grandfather and maternal Grandfather; both of them were Teachers of Calcutta Corporation School.

Educational Life

 * He was awarded as the best reciter in Greater Comilla Inter School Recitation program, held in Comilla Town Hall in 1975.
 * He was admitted to Chandpur Technical High school in class Six in 1976
 * He was transferred to Baburhat High School in 1977 because this school was near the family home.
 * He was awarded Scholarship for international Children Festival in Moscow in 1976 by Khelagar Asar.
 * He participated in the 1st Scout Zamburi held in Mouchak, Gazipur in 1978, which delegations from 40 countries attended. Mr. Khan met Late President Ziaur Rahman thrice in that event for various events and was appreciated by him.
 * In 1980 December, due to an accidental electric shock, he failed to attend the test examination and his teacher requested not to attend the SSC final examination after 3 months i.e., till March 1981; but he was confident about his examination and they allow him finally and where he achieved the best result in the School achieving 1st Division with 4 letters.
 * In 1981, he was admitted to Comilla Victoria College and studied there the first year, but lack of Hostel facility; he was bound to back his Home Town, admitted to Chandpur Govt. College and completed HSC.
 * In 1983, he attended the GDP (Pilot) in Air force examination & faced the ISSB examination too. Finally his disqualification in ISSB selection Board forced him to move University.
 * In 1983, he appeared in Dhaka University & selected in Chemistry Dept. He was also selected in Jahangirnagar in both Economics and Statistics. In Statistics, he was in Merit list (top 7) and got University Scholarship. It motivated him to take admission in Statistics in Jahangirnagar University.
 * In 1984, he appeared again in Bangladesh Army and was selected to ISSB but between this time he made up his mind to do Business and if fail then he would go to abroad. As his second choice was to go abroad for higher education he completed TOEFL in 1986.
 * Due to Political unrest, it was very common by Army Ruler HM Ershand to close the University and he completed his 3 years BSc hon's in 6 years i.e., in 1989 and luckily Masters in 1.5 years i.e., end of 1990.
 * Student life he was involved actively with Rotaract club, Jahangirnagar University and attended 1st Flame of Rotaract club held in 1986, Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong.
 * While being a Masters student, he attended BCS Examination and also appeared one Private bank as Probationary Officer which was very famous in that time. He selected both of the Organizations and both final selection and formalities were done while he decided and started his business. He formed his dreamy Daffodil Computer in 1990. While appeared his final Viva in Masters, he joined an NGO called Technical Assistant (TA) at Dhanmondias a Junior Officer, IT department. He worked with this organization only for two months and concentrated to start his own business. He got his Masters result while his business tenure already passed 4 month.

A Successful Businessman
He started business on a very small scale; in the beginning, he had difficulty paying both staff salaries and his own living expenses, but considered it a primary step. Later, he added Desktop Publishing, then computer accessories and then in 1992, started to import from Singapore after his marriage in 1992. He pioneered the first ‘Clone’ computer assembling, named CDCOM. In 1994, he participated in the first computer Fair in the Sheraton hoteland established the Daffodil brand in people's minds. In 1996, he initiated the first and largest Computer Super Store in Kalabagan, where Daffodil Computers Ltd. still is. Despite initiating prominent companies, he sold these other companies in order to concentrate on IT & Education sectors.

In Bangladesh, he provided warranties for clone PCs, set up the first computer super store, was the first corporate reseller and authorized service provider for Hewlett Packard, First Intel Distributor, first IT based education provider, country's first brand PC, first ICT company in country to obtain ISO 9002, first ICT Solution Company that has been enlisted as a public limited company, initiator of a joint venture with jobstreet.com, Designer & Initiator of country first job portal www.jobsbd.com, Introduced country one and only ISO 9001:2000 certified Brand PC, Conducting GOB Projects as BOT basis, fastest internet Service Provider in the country, the first ICT Company initiated private Uuniversity. Under his leadership, Daffodil established a Representative Office in Singapore in 1995 and another one in Shenzhen, China in 2005.

He has also initiated the Computerized Seat Reservation and Ticketing Project for Bangladesh Railway in 2001 to 2007 which is running as runs on a BOT basis. The project provides Bangladesh railway advance technological standards. The technology and infrastructure ensure efficiency, stability and effectiveness. This establishes a framework that will allow operating and running the CSRTS from any world location through the World Wide Web. The BRTA project covers ICT solutions for different sections of the government in Bangladesh. The project was a landmark in 2004-2005. The project is an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution for Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) under the Ministry of Communication.

An extensive software project for computerization of various activities of Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in 2005 is another success of Mr. Khan. This Software Solution, which covers the wide range of activities of DCC and includes modules like Personnel Management and Payroll System for DCC, Market Rent and Electricity Charge Billing System, Store Inventory Control System, Trade License Management System, Accounts and Budgetary Control System, Holding Tax System.

Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in another big software project for computerization of various activities of City Corporation. This Software Solution will cover the wide range of activities of DCC, which include systems like Personnel Management and Payroll System for DCC, Market Rent and Electricity Charge Billing System, Store Inventory Control System, Trade License Management System, Accounts and Budgetary Control System and Holding Tax System.

As the BCS President
He was elected President of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS) in 2002 and had been the Joint Secretary in 1996-97 as well. He endeavored to enhance BCS image and worked hard to shape it, in continuation to his effort at that time, we see the glorious activities of the present BCS. At that primary foundation stage of BCS, he also took initiative for establishing its new office, pioneered to organize the BCS Fair in 24th March 2002 for the first time in BCFCC (present Bangabandhu International Conference Center) & turned it to the Exhibition venue which has now become a landmark for business community. BCS became full member in World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), participated to all the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) events & got highest vote for Organizing ASOCIO officer meeting in Dhaka in 2004. It was a remarkable achievement because, during his tenure as the President of BCS, he participated to the ASOCIO Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2003, where he was the only delegate from Bangladesh. He represented WITSA Conference, Adelaide, Australia 2002 program. He represented as the Head of delegates in WCIT 2003 with the Prime Minister & led 20 members from IT field. Mr. Khan helped to establish the Ministry of Science and ICT, in March 24, 2002. He was involved with the Prime Minister and the President to the BCS Fair. Mr. Khan led the BCS team to withdraw the VAT and TAX to the IT field, imposed by the Parliament in 1996-97 and later on in 2002. It was his single-handed success in 2002 when he rightly united to the whole community and appealed to 300 Members of Parliament one by one with detailed presentation and became able to convince NBR and PM ICT Task Force to null the imposed VAT and TAX. He played the key role to declare the ICT as a thrust sector, represented ICT Parliamentary Standing Committee & Prime Minister IT Task Force, and participated to 15 members country visit; enlisted 30 people for free scholarships from Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), Japan in 2003 that was another milestone of his going further.

ITC EMDS team member
ITC /UNCTAD /WTO appointed him as their national representative of EMDS/ITC/UNCTAD through ECI in May 2004 where he joined with ITC EMDS team & participated to the Geneva E-Bridge Network, later on, in Philippine 2005, in Egypt in 2007, and so on.

Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
The OIC, a collective body of 57 member countries representing over 90 per cent of the Muslim population worldwide, was formed on September 25th 1969 to foster solidarity among Islamic member states. One of the most influential institutions under the OIC is the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) to which Mr. Khan is actively involved to lot of their programs.

Company position (Board of Directors)

 * 1990-to-date Managing Director & CEO, Daffodil Computers Ltd (DCL)
 * 1996-to-date Chairman, Computer Clinic Ltd.
 * 1998-to-date Managing Director, Daffodil Software Ltd (DSL).
 * 1998-to-date Founder & Chairman, Daffodil Institute of Information Technology (DIIT)
 * 1998-to-date Chairman, Daffodil Web & E- Commerce ltd.
 * 1999-to-date Managing Director, Daffodil Online Ltd (DOL).
 * 2000-to-date Managing Director, Daffodil Multimedia Ltd.
 * 2000-to-date Managing Director, Jobsbd.com
 * 2001-to-date Founder & Chairman, Daffodil International University (DIU)
 * 2002-to-date Founder & Chairman, Daffodil International College (DIC)
 * 2002-to-date Founder & Chairman, National University Wing, DIIT
 * 2002-to-date Founder & Chairman, Bangladesh Skill Development Inisititute (BSDI)
 * 1997-to-date Proprietor, Baburhat Filling Station, Chandpur
 * 2004-to-date Chairman, My e-kids
 * 2004-to-date Chairman, Daffodil International Professional Training Institute (DIPTI)
 * 2009-to-date Founder & Chairman, Daffodil International School (DIS)

Present

 * Convener, IT & Telecommunication Committee, Dhaka Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
 * Member, Commonwealth Business Council
 * Member, American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)
 * President, Statistics Alumni Association, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka
 * Life Time Member of Bangladesh Statistics Association
 * Member, Federation of Bangladesh Chamber Commerce & Industries (FBCCI)
 * Member, Australia-Bangladesh Business Council
 * Member, Malaysia-Bangladesh Business Council
 * Member, Turkey Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce
 * Founder Member of BCS Computer City
 * Founder Member, BASIS- Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services
 * Member, Lions Club, Dhaka
 * Member, Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA)
 * Adviser, Multimedia Association of Bangladesh
 * Member, ICT Committee, SAARC Chamber of Commerce
 * Member, Business Promotion Council, Ministry of Commerce
 * Member, Federation of Bangladesh Chamber Commerce & Industries (FBCCI)

Past

 * Member, Prime Minister ICT (Information Comunication Technology) Task Force.
 * President, Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS).
 * Member, ICT Parliamentary Standing Committee
 * Director, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI )
 * Chairman, H.R.D. Standing Committee, FBCCI
 * Member, ICT Ranking Committee, Ministry of Science and Information & Comunication Technology.
 * Member, ICT Committee, Dhaka Stock Exchange.
 * Member, ICT Committee, Bangladesh Investment Board.
 * Member, Standing Committee, National Computer Programming Contest, Ministry of Science and Information & Comunication Technology.
 * Member, ICT Incubator, BSRS Bhaban, Ministry of Science and Information & Comunication Technology.
 * Convenor, Software and IT Commmitte, Dhaka Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
 * President, Bangladesh Association of IT & Education (BAITE).
 * Vice President, Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCC).
 * Member, Association of Private Universities of bangladesh (APUB)
 * Joint Secretary, BCS in 1997
 * Member, Asian Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO)
 * Member, World IT & Services Alliance (WITSA)
 * Member, ICT Committee, SAARC Chamber of Commerce
 * Member, Business Promotion Council, Ministry of Commerce
 * Member, Standing Committee, Social & Physical Infrastructure, FBCCI

Sports & social club

 * Kurmitola Golf Club
 * Comilla Club
 * Gulshan Society
 * Banani Society
 * Uttara Kallyan Society
 * Bukit Jalil Golf & Resort, Malaysia
 * Quranic Society

Board of advisory committee

 * Member, Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), JAPAN
 * Convenor, Alumni Association, Baburhat School, Chandpur
 * Advisor, Lions Club, Green Rajdhani

Scholarships/trainings

 * “Management of Technology”, organised by AOTS (Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship) in Tokyo, Japan in 2000 and visited Toyota, Mitsubishi & Dihatsu Plant.
 * ISO 9000 Adoption Training ,BIASL, Dhaka in 1998
 * Security of Software, IT Secure, India in Bangalore in 1997
 * Trends of IT education, NCC UK, Dubai in 2000
 * Convergence of IT, Ingram Micro USA in Sun City, South Africa in 2000.
 * B2B TRANSACTION in E- Commerce, Computer Associates, USA in New York in 1998.
 * Workshop on Marketing in the face of Emerging Challenges of Globalization and the Revolution of Information, Communication and Technology held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran on November 14-15, 2005,

Country visits
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Libya, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.A.E, UK, USA, etc.

Remarkable award

 * Chosen by WITSA (World IT Services Association) among the “Best ICT Entrepreneur in the world” in the year 2004
 * World Quality Commitment (WQC) Award, Paris, 2010 in Gold Category. Daffodil International University (DIU) is the only educational institution in Bangladesh who achieved this award. Mr. Md. Sabur Khan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, DIU received this award from Jose E. Prieto, Chairman and CEO B.I.D. Business Initiative Directions

Awards
Awarded “Amor Ekushey Gold Crest” for IT development by Agragamy Publishers in 2000 Awarded “Gold Award” for outstanding performance in IT Development by NIPA Sishu Foundation in 2000. Awarded “Gold Award” for Excellence & Business Prestige by Quality Summit, NewYork,US in 2000 Awarded “Southeast Bank- The Industry Award” for Information Technology in 2001 Awarded “Mowlana Vashani Padak” for outstanding IT Personality in 2002 Awarded “Ananna Sangkritic Padak” for outstanding personality of IT Industry in 2001. Awarded “The Financial Mirror Businessmen Award” for ICT Development Awarded “Dipika Award” for outstanding performance in IT Development in 2001 Awarded “Bangladesh Anti Drugs Society Award” for IT Development in 2001 Awarded “Gold Award 2002” for IT Development by Health & Social Volumlary Centre in 2002. Awarded “Gold Award 2001” for IT Development by ADS in 2001 Awarded “Yousuf Ali Foundation Award” for IT Development by Yousuf Ali Foundation in 2002. Awarded “Shadinata ForumAward” for outstanding personality in ICT Development in 2002. Awarded “Basha Shahid Sriti Padak” for IT Development in 2002 Awarded “GCCF Gold Madel Award” outstanding personality in ICT Development in 2002. Awarded”Dhara Social Cultural Sangtha Award” for ICT Development in 2002. Awarded “HSBC- The Industry Gold Award” for Information Technology in 2002. Awarded “Greater Comilla Cultural Forum Gold Award” for ICT development in 2002 Awarded “Imart Gold award” for best Organizer if IT Industries by Imart Technologies in 1998. A Cultural organisation name Natun Kuri, Chandpur gave this award. Awarded by Sadhinata Sangsad.
 * Amor Ekushey Gold Crest : 2000
 * NIPA Gold Award : 2000
 * Quality Gold Award : 2000
 * Southeast Bank- The Industry Award : 2001
 * Mowlana Vashani Padak : 2002
 * Ananna Sangkritic Padak : 2001
 * The Financial Mirror Businessmen Award : 2002
 * Dipika Award : 2001
 * Bangladesh Anti Drugs Award: 2001
 * Gold Award : 2002
 * Gold Award : 2001
 * Yousuf Ali Foundation Award : 2002
 * Shadinata Forum Award : 2002
 * Basha Shahid Sriti Padak : 2002
 * GCCF Gold Madel : 2002
 * Dhara Social Cultural Sangtha : 2002
 * HSBC Gold Award : 2002
 * Greater Comilla Cultural Forum Gold Award : 2002
 * Imart Gold award : 1998
 * Awrad for IT & Education 2006.
 * Shahid Zia Sriti Award 2003,
 * Gold Award 2005 by Stamford, Ibais, TRAB for ICT Development.
 * Award for IT Development 2002 by Pritilata Hall Students Union, Jahangirnagar University.
 * Best Personality Award for Social and Educational contribution 2005 by Jouranlist Society for Human Rights & welfare.
 * Awarded as Special Honor as an Alumni, Jahangirnagar University for his contributions, sponsored by the daily Jugantor in 2002
 * Best Personality Award for Neutrality selected by the JU batch friends (13th Batch), in 2010.
 * Awarded as Best Honor in Chandpur Govt. College Award as an (Alumni) for his all round performance in 2007.
 * Recognition form District Administration, Chandpur, 2012 for contribution in IT sector in District IT Innovative Fair.

More 100+ awards and recognition from different regional, social, industrial and economic organizations— both of national and international levels.

Honor
Awarded “Rapport Management Excellence Award” for Professional Management and perfect Planning in 2001.
 * Chosen by The BANGLADESH Rotaract Club as the "Man of the Year 1999" in Computer Education.
 * Rapport Management Excellence Award : 2001
 * Chosen by Asia –Pacific Trade Leaders Club as the “Excellence-New Mellenniun Personality” of the year 2002.
 * Chosen by Village Computer Association as the “Best IT Personality” of the year 2003.
 * Chosen by Dhaka Sub-Editors Council as Honor for the Best IT Entrepreneur in 2006.

Fair/event participated (International)

 * COMDEX’ 1995 in Singapore
 * Chinese Export Commodities Fair’1996 in China
 * COMDEX’1997 in New Delhi
 * Security of Software, IT Secure, India in 1997
 * COMDEX,1998 in Las Vegas, USA as a Visitor
 * COMDEX “2000 in Las Vagas, USA as a Exhibitor
 * CeBIT ‘2000 in Hannover, Germany as a Exhibitor
 * CeBIT’ 2003 in Hanover as a Exhbitor
 * Trade of IT Education, NCC-UK, in Dubai 2000
 * Intel Product to challenge new trend (only for the intel distributor or representative) in Pukhet, Thailand, in 1997.
 * Hewlett Packard DOM Event for AEC countries held in Chingmai, Thailand in 2000.
 * SIBT ‘2000 in Santa clara, Sillicon Velly, USA
 * IT COM’ 1998 in Banglalore, India
 * Communication in Asia’2001 Fair in Singapore
 * Hewlett Packard DOM Event for AEC countries held in Suuaty, Singapore in 2001
 * IT Expo’2003 in Vietnam
 * WSIS’2003 in Geneva, Switzerland
 * IT Expo’2003 in Thailand
 * JETRO’2004 in Japan
 * Supercom’2004 in Atlanta, USA
 * GITEX’2004 in Dubai, UAE as a Exhbitor
 * IT outsourcing Fair 2005, Shanghai, China.

Goverment delegation (International)

 * Participated Investment Opportunities Seminar in U.A.E & Saudi Arabia as a team member of Board of Investment (BOI) lead by BOI Chairman from 25th May – 4th June’ 2002. Meet with Dhubai and Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry leader and UAE Ambassador of Bangladesh Major General Hasan Mashood Chowdhury.
 * Participated Investment Seminars & Met with Business giant of Malaysia in Kualalampur in the presence of Malaysian International Trade & Industry Minister YB Dato Seri Rafida Aziz, Bangladesh Commerce Minister Mr. Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury & BOI Chairman Mr. Mahmudur Rahman in Penange 15th - 21st September 2002.
 * Participated ICT Marketing mission for Europe under the guidance of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), as a Team Leader of Bangladesh Computer Samity (BCS), Bangladesh Association of Software & Information Services (BASIS) for Sweden, United Kingdom (London), Germany (Munich, Berlin), Netherland (Amsterdam & Hague) from 30th September to 18th October 2002 where meet with all key businessmen, ICT leaders, ICT Minister & ICT Associations. Participated 10 workshops & Seminars. Visit Ericsson, Siemens, ICT incubator in Germany and some other ICT Companies.
 * Participated Investment Opportunities in Sydney, Australia accompany as a mission delegate with Honorable Prime Minister Begum Khalada Zia, Foreign Minister Mr. M. Morshed Khan & some other key persons of Bangladesh & Australia Goverment in 2002.

LDC Summit 2011

Mr. Khan was one of the twenty members Bangladesh delegation team headed by honorable Prime Minister Seikh Hasina & attended the “4th UN Conference on Business and Investment for the Base of the Pyramid on LDCs” which was held in 9-13 May 2011, at Istanbul in Turkey. His role was to work for “engaging the Private Sector in Development of LDCs – How Governments and the Private Sector Collaborate to Pursue Inclusive Growth”; “Investing in the Poor, For the Poor and with the Poor” & “Private Sector Engagement with LDCs for Tourism-led Growth and Inclusive Sustainable Development” of a least developed country like Bangladesh.

Turkey Tour 2012

In the year 2012, the Trade Bridge seminar was held from June 04 to June 12, 2012 in Istanbul, where Mr. Khan represented the Bangladesh Delegation team. This Bridge is one of the largest gatherings of World Business L name="_GoBack"aders. About 140 countries of the world participated in this world Trade Bridge. Every year, the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON) with the support of Prime Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Exporters Assembly, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, and Istanbul Export Center hold “Turkey World Trade Bridge” seminar since 2005. This year about 20 Bangladeshi Businessmen from different prominent companies and government high officials of Bangladesh Delegation were teamed up by Turkey Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TBCCI).

According to Mr. Khan, to open a new horizon of economic ties between these two countries, business communities should look forward. In fact, Bangladesh can be an attractive investment destination for Turkish investor to invest, while Turkey can be a proper source for agricultural products, machineries & technology for Bangladeshi business community. Bangladesh has comparative advantages for foreign direct investments over its neighbors China & India due to manifold facts.

Business Delegation (International)

 * Participated OIC (Orgainsation of Islamic Country) e-Business Conference in Thailand 2005 as representative of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry and give country’s E-readiness position in the seminar.
 * Represent in OIC and ICCI (Islamic Chamber of Commerce & Industry) Business Conference in 2006, Tehran, Iran as FBCCI and DCCI representative
 * Participated Supercom’2002, Georgia, Atlanta in 2002 as a Leader of 7 Members under the guidance of U.S. Embassy. Met with ICT Company & Joined lot of workshops. Met with the Senior Vice President of USA Export Promotion Council.
 * Participated WCIT’2002 (World Congress of IT) & WITSA (World IT Services Association) Assembly from 25th February-3rd March 2002 where USA past President Mr. Bill Clinton, Australian Prime Minister Mr. John Howard, G7 countries ICT Minister, Prime Minister of Newzeland, World key ICT Leader Mr. Azim Premje & Narayan Murti and many others world ICT personilities gave their Speeches & directions.
 * Participated 4 days “ASOCIO summit 2002” in Thailand where met with the Thai Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Commerce Minister, ICT Minister and lot of Thai & International reputed ICT leaders.
 * Participated ASOCIO 2002 Asian-Ocenian Computing Organisation held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 25th – 29th June 2002 in Hyat Hotel, Jakarta. Met with Indonesian President, ICT Minister & Commerce Minister.
 * Participated 4 days “ACOCIO Summit 2003” in Henoy, Vietnam where met with the Vietnam President, Prime Minister, Commerce & Telecom Minister, ICT Minister and lot of ICT leaders.
 * Participated ICT Business Promotion Council Assembly in Silicon Valley, USA from 23rd May – 29th May 2003 under the guidance of Ministry of Commerce and play vital role to establish a permanent Office for ICT business Promotion Council at Silicon Valley, USA.
 * Participated E-Trade Bridge Network Program of ICT/UNCTAD/WTO in 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland.
 * Partcipated to the first Business delgation to Taiwan by the Chairman, Board of Investment in 2003.

10th AUPF 2010
Top management of VIT University, Vellore, India invited Mr. Khan to participate to the 10th Asian University Presidents’ Forum (AUPF) 2011 held at VIT University campus. He is the only member representing the only Bangladeshi university (Daffodil International University), which represented Bangladesh on this grand occasion, where more than eighty high profiled dignitaries took part and share ideas. A good orator, Mr. Khan boldly explained his presentation which made the audience spellbound.

International Private Education Week in Moscow in 2012
As part of the International Private Education Week in Moscow, Mr. Khan attended to the International Forum on “Efficient Management of Private Educational Institutions: Practice, Results and Opportunities” in March, 1-4, 2012, Organized by: The Russian Fund of Educational Programs “Economics and Management”

He took part in: Dialogue for cooperating and enhancing partnerships between foreign and Russian educational institutions, signing of cooperation agreements; Widening of international partnerships; Development of franchising and multicenter learning; Strategies and perspectives- International private education. He also met many Russian pupils, students and their parents, interested in overseas education and acquaints them with the activities of your organization; created bridge to be acquainted and establish a partnership with Russian educational institutions; collected latest information about the educational services market in Russia, CIS, China, India and many other countries which may be handy for Bangladesh to develop relationship and business prospects

Remarkable Achievement

 * In the year 1998 met twice with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a BCS delegates and convinced her to withdraw TAX/VAT on ICT products as well as software.
 * In the year 2002 met with The President of Bangladesh as a Team Leader of BCS delegates and convinced the honorable President to declare his all possible support for ICT sector.
 * Played vital role to convince The Prime Minister to rename the ICT Ministry as Ministry of Science and ICT. Consequence of this, later on the Prime Minister announced the name of the new ICT ministry in the inauguration ceremony of BCS Fair’2002 on 24th March 2002.
 * Presided BCS Computer Fair 2002 and BCS Computer Fair 2003 as BCS President where Hon’ble Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Hon’ble President Professor Iajuddin were Chief Guests.
 * In the year 2002 when Government imposed 7.5% TAX/VAT on IT Industry, as a President of BCS played a key role to convince The Prime Minister, The Finance Minister and most of the Parliament Members to withdraw TAX on IT Industry.
 * Presided 1000+ Seminars/Events/Workshops where national/international ICT Leaders, elites, and Ministers were the chief/special guests.
 * As a Member of the Prime Minister ICT Task Force played an active role to design national ICT Policy, Submarine Cable, ICT Scholarship, IT Education, Software Policy, Foreign Investment on ICT sector, BOT & BOO Basis job initiation by Govt. and so on.
 * Contribute to achieving the BCS Fair international standard and played vital role in ASOCIO and WITSA to promote our National Flag globally.
 * Contributed to establish new ICT Ministry and national ICT policy.
 * Designer of country first showroom business concept for IT products in 1996 in Kalabagn, Mirpur Road.
 * Designer and founder of Daffodil Institute of IT, country first IT based education provider in 1998 to get rid of our IT Education from foreign hired IT Education system.
 * Working hard to establishing Bangladeshi Brand image in the International Market through initialization of Daffodil Group and Daffodil Brand PC, the first ever ISO 9001:2000 certified only Brand PC in the country.
 * Efficient Management and Private Sector can effectively contribute to our country socio-economic development. Believes in this myth, played an active role to convince The Prime Minister, The Finance Minister, The Commerce Minister, The Communication Minister, The Telecommunication Minister and Science and ICT Minister to work jointly through BOT (Build Operate Transfer) and BOO (Build Operate Owned).
 * Lead Bangladesh team in the Asian ICT Minister Seminar, Thailand in 2001 and met with the Thai Prime Minister His Excellency Thaksin Sinwatra and convinced His Excellency to provide every possible support to our IT industry.
 * Met with The Indonesian President Maghabati Shukarnaputri at her Government Resident in 27th June 2002 and convinced her to invest in the IT sector.
 * Lead BCS to make a deal with Japan Government for free Scholarship for 30 IT Business Men to Japan each year, which was appreciated by all concerns.
 * Lead Bangladeshi Team in the Asian - Oceanian Computing Industry Organization (ASOCIO) held on 22nd June 2001 in Nepal. And played vital role to convince ASOCIO to organize ASOCIO official meeting in Dhaka.
 * Played key role as a private sector representative in Sub Marine Cable project in BTTB in 2002 for SEA-ME-WEA4 agreement.
 * Played a vital role to make the IDB market as BCS COMPUTER CITY in 1997-1998 as Joint Secretary of BCS, which is the proud of the IT industry in Bangladesh.
 * He was chosen as the “Best ICT Organizer” of the year 2000 by The IMART International for his contribution in IT field.

Social Contribution

 * He took part in Rotary Convention at Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong, 1987
 * In 1988, Mr. Khan endeavoured to found Uttaraner Agradut Sangsad, Baburhat, Chandpur a social welfare organization to motivate highly educated young people to work together. So far the organization has motivated 300+ highly educated people to work together.
 * In 1993 he founded Baburhat Kallyan Trust by which 200,000 above people are getting direct assistance for education, housing, employment, food, clothing and medical facilities. The organization is also providing continuous assistance to Mosque, Madrasha, and orphanage.
 * He acted as the Joint Secretary to the Rotary Club, JU in 1996 and contributed as a social worker to develop the organization and the country as a whole.
 * In 1997, he established DIIT and since the establishment to till date through DIIT continuously providing professional training to jobless people, youth group, woman, service holder, computer professional, and journalist. Till to date 1200+ students have been able to settle their carrier to UK, Australia, USA, Germany & Canada through DIIT without any financial involvement.
 * In 2004 he founded Daffodil Foundation to booster social contribution in all aspect. This year huge Flood Relief has been distributed among the flood victims by the foundation. Creation of employment opportunity for flood victims has also under taken by this time.
 * In the year 2004 Daffodil Foundation provided Job opportunity to 150 poor peoples. This program will be continued and Daffodil Foundation has taken a step to provide 150 new jobs each year.
 * He participated to the “First Flame” Scout Jamboree
 * Provided free IT training to the journalists, women, school/college teachers.
 * Initiated a vastly covered “My e-kids Camp” where school level students take part in different competitive events, like recitation, drawing, mind mapping, dress as you like, essay writing, etc and the best is awarded as the “My e-kid”
 * He initiated scholarship under Daffodil Foundation, where poor and meritorious students get fund to carry on their study.
 * Dhaka City Beautification project, patronized by Mr. Khan played a key role through Daffodil International University and Achieved the PM award for the University.
 * Through all of these educational ventures, he contributed lot of poor and meritorious students for the education and helping for getting Job.

Meeting with world leaders

 * Met with the Honorable President of Vietnam at his official residence in 2003. Also met with the Prime Minister, Commerce Minister, and Telecommunication Minister of Vietnam.
 * Met with Prime Minister & Commerce Minster of Malaysia in 2002.
 * Met with the Honorable President of Indonesia at her official residence. Also met with the ICT Minister, Commerce Minister, and Foreign Minister in 2002.
 * Met with the Prime Minister and Commerce Minister of Nepal in 2001.
 * Met with the Honorable President, Finance Minister, and ICT Minister of Myanmar in 2001.
 * Met with the Prime Minister, Commerce Minister, and Foreign Minister of India in 1997.
 * Met with the Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Commerce Minister, ICT Minister of Thailand in 1997 and 2003.
 * Met with the Prime Minister, Commerce Minister, and ICT Minister of Australia in 2002.
 * Met with the Honorable President, ICT Minister, Foreign Minister and Commerce Minister of Pakistan in 2002.
 * Met with the Honorable President, ICT Minister, and Finance Minister of Sri Lanka in 2002.
 * Met with the Telecommunication Minister and Commerce Minister of Cambodia in 2002.
 * Met with the Former US President Mr. Bill Clinton in Australia in 2002.
 * Met with the Prime Minister and Commerce Minister of Newzeland in 2002.
 * Met with Mr. Kafi Annan, UN Secretary General in 2002.
 * Met with Mr. Ratan Tata in Australia in 2002 and in Dhaka in 2004.
 * Met with Mr. Denis Bilis, Chief, ITC/UNCTAD/WTO in 2003.
 * Met with the G7 Foreign Ministers in Australia in 2002.
 * Met with the Foreign Minister, Commerce Minister of the People Republic of China in 2002.
 * Met with the Foreign Minister, Labor Minister, and Commerce Minister of Taiwan in 2003.
 * Met with the Education Minister, Commerce Minister of South Korea in 2002.
 * Met with the Prime Minister, ICT Minister, and Commerce Minister of Japan in 2003.
 * Met with the Foreign Minister and Commerce Minister of U.A.E. in 2004.

Interview/writer

 * 1000+ write up in various national/international Dailies, Journals, and Magazines.
 * 350+ interview in BTV, ETV, ATN, and NTV, Channel I, and various news media.
 * Interview in BBC, CNN, Radio Bangladesh, Voice of America, German Bangla Radio, etc.
 * Interview with international electronic media like PTV, Zee TV, Tara TV, Thai TV, Sony TV, Vietnam TV, China TV etc.

Business success/contribution

 * First warranty provider for Clone PC in Bangladesh - 1992.
 * First initiator of computer superstore concept in Bangladesh - 1995.
 * First Corporate Reseller and Authorized Service Provider of Hewlett Packard – 1997.
 * First initiator of country local IT based education provider by creating DIIT - 1997.
 * First Introducer of Brand PC in the country - 1998.
 * First ICT Company who obtained ISO 9002 certificate - 1999.
 * First ICT Solution Company that has been enlisted as a public limited Company - 2000.
 * Designer & Initiator of country first job portal www.jobsbd.com - 1998.
 * Introducing country one and only ISO 9001:2000 certified Brand PC- 1999.
 * Conducting GOB Projects as BOT basis - 2001.
 * Fastest Internet Service Provider in the country -2001.
 * First ICT Company initiated private University – 2002.
 * Joint venture with several International reputed companies.
 * ICT Company that has been capable to provide total ICT solution under one roof.
 * One and only A+ certified service support center in Bangladesh that providing 24x7 on line technical support.
 * Computerized Seat Reservation and Ticketing Project for Bangladesh is running BOT basis. The project is providing Bangladesh railway advance technological standards. The world-class technology & infrastructure ensure efficiency, stability and effectiveness. This has also the future scope to establish a framework that will allow operating and running the CSRTS from any world location through the World Wide Web.
 * BRTA project is the first biggest Computerization project that covers total ICT solution for a govt. department in Bangladesh. The project is a great landmark because till to date this kind of total solution no one can provide with 100% local expertise. The project is a total Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solution for Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) under Ministry of Communication.
 * Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) in another big software project for computerization of various activities of City Corporation. This Software Solution will cover the wide range of activities of DCC, which include systems like Personnel Management & Payroll System for DCC, Market Rent & Electricity Charge Billing System, Store Inventory Control System, Trade License Management System, Accounts & Budgetary Control System and Holding Tax System.

Last but not the least
Under the capable leadership of  Sabur, Daffodil group render services to the human being and the society of the country. Daffodil group is a technological institution that provides education, ICT, Hardware, Software, Internet. Now- a- days this group contributed and involved in business in our country and also expanded business in the international arena. As an entrepreneur, he is a very dedicated entrepreneur due to his vision and mission simultaneously working towards contributing economy of the Bangladesh. Young entrepreneurs especially those who want to involve in the ICT sector may be more interested in doing entrepreneurial activities, they can consider Sabur  as one of the pioneer entrepreneur in the field of ICT. He worked hard to bridge the gap between digital divide. Without proper target oriented planning and its successful implementation, entrepreneur cannot be able to achieve the goal. Sabur worked hard and proved that he has been working with innovative ideas, enthusiastic, dynamic, risk taking attitude, ethical and  proficient support system.

Remarkable Achievement
He was chosen as the “Best ICT Organizer” of the year 2000 by IT Professionals Association for his contribution in IT field.