Bank Asia gets new independent director

Md Abul Quasem has recently been elected as an independent director of Bank Asia Ltd, said a statement.

He started off his career at Bangladesh Bank as an assistant director in 1976 and retired as a deputy governor in 2016.

During his nearly 40-year tenure at the Bangladesh Bank, he performed responsibilities in many departments like Currency Management, Payment System, Accounts & Budgeting, Human Resources, SME & Special Programmes, Agricultural Credit, Communications & Printing, Expenditure Management, Research, Statistics, Central Bank Strengthening Project (CBSP), Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) etc.

Mr Quasem also held many important administrative positions such as Observer in the Board of The City Bank Limited and Pubali Bank Limited, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange Limited, SME Foundation and Security Printing Corporation (BD) Limited.