ABOUT ZIA
A life devoted to helping people communicate with confidence.
Zia Hasan is a Bangladeshi-Canadian ESL and Cross-Cultural Communication Coach, trainer and digital storyteller based in Edmonton, Alberta.
Three decades of practical teaching
Zia began his communication training journey in 1996. Since then, he has trained learners, bankers, professionals, educators and leaders from diverse backgrounds.
From 2005 to 2017, he served as a Contractual English Trainer at the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. He was also a translation and interpretation vendor for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Washington, USA, for 12 years. After moving to Canada, he continued his work in ESL education, curriculum development, interpretation, career coaching and community education.
His teaching philosophy is simple: communication should be practical, respectful and useful in real life.
A 30-YEAR PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Three Decades of Training and Consulting Across 26 Organizations
I served organizations 1–24 as a part-time or contractual trainer, consultant or language-services vendor.
- U.S. Embassy Dhaka — Contractual English Trainer
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Washington, USA — Translation & Interpretation Vendor
- High Commission of Canada, Dhaka
- Royal Danish Embassy, Dhaka
- Bangladesh Police
- Save the Children International
- ActionAid Bangladesh
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh
- Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh
- BRAC Bank Ltd.
- Dhaka Bank
- Prime Bank
- Islami Bank Limited
- GPIT
- Chevron Bangladesh
- Concern Worldwide
- LankaBangla Finance Limited
- IPDC Bangladesh
- LankaBangla Securities Limited
- Mutual Trust Bank Limited
- United Commercial Bank
- UCB Brokerage Bangladesh
- Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC
- NorQuest College, Edmonton, Canada
- Zia’s Language Centre, Bangladesh
- Zia’s Language Centre Inc., Edmonton, Canada
Teaching with clarity, respect and cultural awareness
Zia combines language learning, human psychology, leadership principles and cross-cultural understanding. His goal is not to impress learners with complexity, but to help them use communication confidently at work and in everyday life.
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