Anita Ghazi Rahman
Independent Director
Founder & Partner, The Legal Circle
Anita Ghazi is the founder and partner of The Legal Circle, a renowned firm of barristers, advocates and legal consultants specializing in representing clients in Bangladesh on both domestic and international legal matters. Anita qualified as an Advocate in Bangladesh in 2004, as Advocate of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court in 2006 and as Advocate of the apex Court, the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court in 2018. Moreover, she is a proud alumna of Common Purpose, a not-for-profit organization, that develops leaders through leadership programmes, enabling them to cross boundaries and solve complex problems both in organizations and in cities.
Anita has been working with startups for almost a decade, having been listed amongst the “Inspiring individuals to follow in 2015 in Bangladesh” in Dhaka Tribune, Future Startup’s “15 Under 35 For 2015: Entrepreneurs, Trailblazers, Mold-Breakers Of Bangladesh” and has been featured in the book “From Stones to Castles : In conversation with 16 inspiring personalities of Bangladesh” and “Aine Tarunno”. She is a Asia 21 Young Leader for the Class of 2016 and one of the initial signatories to the Belt & Road Legal Service International Cooperation Platform.
Anita is an Independent Director of LightCastle Partners, Chittagong Stock Exchange, previously having served as Independent Director of Golden Harvest Agro Industries Limited, and is a Member of the National Advisory Board for Impact Investment in Bangladesh.
