Ahasanul Islam Titu

Titu was elected to parliament from Tangail-6 as a Bangladesh Awami League candidate 30 December 2018.[2][3] Titu was the founding president of Dhaka Stock Exchange's Brokerage Association.[4]

Titu is a prominent business leader and capital markets giant that has a long history of involvement in the financial sector of Bangladesh. In 1998 he was the convener of "DSE Automation Process Committee" [5] and automation of Dhaka Stock Exchange trading started on 10 August 1998. Furthermore, from 2005 to 2010 he was a member of the executive committee of The Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) and in 2012 was the vice president for BIA.[6]

Titu was elected as the president of Dhaka Stock Exchange on June 15, 2013 [7] Prior to that, he held the position of senior vice president of DSE from March 16, 2011, to March 15, 2012, after being elected director on March 16, 2011, for the third time.[8] Before that he held the position of vice chairman of DSE from March 30, 2000, to March 29, 2001, and from December 18, 1997, to March 30, 2000, he was the councillor of DSE.

Titu graduated with an MBA from Pittsburg State University, USA in 1993. Prior to studying in The USA he graduated Magna Cum Laude from Assumption University (Thailand) with a bachelor's degree in Banking, Corporate Finance and Securities Law. Titu completed his HSC at Dhaka College and received First Division Star Marks. He completed High School at Dhaka Residential Model College with a First Division.

In 2019, he took part in International Monetary Fund's Macroeconomic policy and Capacity building seminar for legislators. In 2013, Titu took part in The International Institute for Capital Market Development Program arranged by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington D C. Titu has an extensive history of travelling to various Stock Markets in the world including, Germany, China, Sweden, and India. In 2009 and 2011, he travelled in the company of the Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina as a business delegate.

Titu married Ariya Islam in 1994; the two met while they were studying at Assumption University (Thailand). They have three children: Aniqa, Alisa and Ariq. Aniqa completed her bachelor's degree at Mahidol University in Thailand and then proceeded to complete her master's degree in public health at Johns Hopkins University in the US. Alisa completed her BBA at Temple University in Philadelphia, US, and Ariq is completing his bachelor's degree at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.[7][4]