Ashik Chowdhury

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ashik-chowdhury

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the full name at birth?Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun
2. What is the academic and professional background?Economist, Banker, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
3. Who is Ashik Chowdhury?Ashik Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi economist and banker who helps grow the country’s economy.
4. What does he do at BIDA and BEZA?He is the executive chairman of both BIDA and BEZA, working to attract investment and develop special economic zones.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): An investment made by a company or individual from one country into business interests located in another country.
Economic Zones: Geographically defined areas within a country that offer special economic incentives to attract investment and promote trade.
Macroeconomic Principles: The study of the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole.