New independent director of Bank Asia

Mr. Ashraful Haq Chowdhury has recently been elected as an independent director of Bank Asia Ltd. Mr. Chowdhury, a leading personality in the telecom industry and corporate sector, served country's largest Mobile Phone Operators like Grameen Telecom, Telekom Malaysia Bangladesh and Bharti Airtel for 21 years in the top management position. He was also the Trade Adviser for the Commonwealth Secretariat, London & Ministry of Trade, Industry & Tourism of the Caribbean Countries in addition to serving in the Export Promotion Bureau and BIDS at the initial stage of his career. Mr. Chowdhury has obtained Honours & Masters degrees in Economics from Chittagong University. He then completed higher studies in International Development Economics & Business Administration from the Stockholm University, Sweden. He was also a Research Fellow at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is currently the MD of Star Infrastructure Development Consortium Limited.

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