Zaidi Sattar elected independent director of Southeast Bank
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
FE Report
Dr Zaidi Sattar, a leading expert on trade and tax policy issues in Bangladesh has been elected an independent director of Southeast Bank Limited.
As recommended by the Board of Directors of the bank, the shareholders in the 13th Annual General Meeting held Monday unanimously elected Dr Zaidi an independent director, said a press release.
Dr. Sattar started his career as a Lecturer in Economics, Dhaka University in 1968.
Later he joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1969 and served in various positions in the districts and the Ministries of Bangladesh. In mid-career, he left for the USA for higher studies in Development Economics.
After a Ph.D in Economics from Boston University, he joined the faculty of Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., in 1984 and, until 1992, taught graduate and undergraduate courses in international trade, development economics and macroeconomics, at the Department of Economics and Business, as Assistant Professor during 1984-87, and Associate Professor during 1988-92.
Dr Zaidi Sattar, a leading expert on trade and tax policy issues in Bangladesh has been elected an independent director of Southeast Bank Limited.
As recommended by the Board of Directors of the bank, the shareholders in the 13th Annual General Meeting held Monday unanimously elected Dr Zaidi an independent director, said a press release.
Dr. Sattar started his career as a Lecturer in Economics, Dhaka University in 1968.
Later he joined the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1969 and served in various positions in the districts and the Ministries of Bangladesh. In mid-career, he left for the USA for higher studies in Development Economics.
After a Ph.D in Economics from Boston University, he joined the faculty of Catholic University of America, Washington D.C., in 1984 and, until 1992, taught graduate and undergraduate courses in international trade, development economics and macroeconomics, at the Department of Economics and Business, as Assistant Professor during 1984-87, and Associate Professor during 1988-92.