Ansar-VDP Bank, ICB get new chairmen
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
FE Report
The government on Monday appointed two new chairmen and eight directors to the boards of four state-owned commercial and specialized banks and one financial institution, sources in the finance ministry said.
They have been appointed for a period of three years, according to separate office orders issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
The orders were made available with the banks concerned at 4 pm yesterday.
Meanwhile, the appointments of the incumbent two chairmen and eight directors have been cancelled through the same orders of the ministry.
Rear Admiral (Retd) A. Taher and Professor Dr. M. Khairul Hossain of Dhaka University have been appointed as chairmen of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh respectively.
According to the orders, Agrani Bank Ltd, Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) and Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) each got two directors on their respective board , while the boards of Sonali Bank Ltd and Janata Bank Ltd got one director each.
Abduz Zahir Chowdhury (Sufian) and KMN Monzurul Hoque Lavlu, former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader are two directors of Agrani Bank Ltd. Both are now businessmen, ministry officials said.
Alauddin A. Majid, former managing director of BASIC Bank and Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan have been appointed as directors of BKB.
Khondoker Jahangir Kabir Rana and Rustom Ali Ahmed, Associate Professor, Rajshahi University have been appointed directors of RAKUB board, according to the ministry order.
Shubash Singha Roy, a former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader has been appointed as director to the board of Sonali Bank ltd and Dabir Uddin Ahmed, a former additional secretary of the government, as director of Janata Bank Ltd.
Earlier, the MoF on Wednesday last appointed three chairmen and 12 directors of Sonali, Janata and Agrani Bank ltd. It reconstituted the Board of Directors of state-owned Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank (BASIC) Ltd, with the appointments of a new Chairman and five Directors to the board of the specialized bank on the following day.
The government on Monday appointed two new chairmen and eight directors to the boards of four state-owned commercial and specialized banks and one financial institution, sources in the finance ministry said.
They have been appointed for a period of three years, according to separate office orders issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
The orders were made available with the banks concerned at 4 pm yesterday.
Meanwhile, the appointments of the incumbent two chairmen and eight directors have been cancelled through the same orders of the ministry.
Rear Admiral (Retd) A. Taher and Professor Dr. M. Khairul Hossain of Dhaka University have been appointed as chairmen of Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank and Investment Corporation of Bangladesh respectively.
According to the orders, Agrani Bank Ltd, Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) and Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) each got two directors on their respective board , while the boards of Sonali Bank Ltd and Janata Bank Ltd got one director each.
Abduz Zahir Chowdhury (Sufian) and KMN Monzurul Hoque Lavlu, former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader are two directors of Agrani Bank Ltd. Both are now businessmen, ministry officials said.
Alauddin A. Majid, former managing director of BASIC Bank and Mahbubur Rahman Bhuiyan have been appointed as directors of BKB.
Khondoker Jahangir Kabir Rana and Rustom Ali Ahmed, Associate Professor, Rajshahi University have been appointed directors of RAKUB board, according to the ministry order.
Shubash Singha Roy, a former Bangladesh Chhatra League leader has been appointed as director to the board of Sonali Bank ltd and Dabir Uddin Ahmed, a former additional secretary of the government, as director of Janata Bank Ltd.
Earlier, the MoF on Wednesday last appointed three chairmen and 12 directors of Sonali, Janata and Agrani Bank ltd. It reconstituted the Board of Directors of state-owned Bangladesh Small Industries and Commerce Bank (BASIC) Ltd, with the appointments of a new Chairman and five Directors to the board of the specialized bank on the following day.