News Briefs (09-07-2019)

Tarique Afzal

New president & MD of AB Bank

Mr. Tarique Afzal has recently been appointed as The President & Managing Director of AB Bank. Prior to the appointment, he was the Acting President & MD of the Bank. Earlier he joined AB Bank as DMD. Mr. Tarique Afzal has an extensive Banking career. He started his career during the late 1980s in London, UK and later served in Credit Union in Canada, ANZ Grindlays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank in Bangladesh and abroad. He also held senior positions in BRAC Bank and Bank Alfalah as well as represented Dun & Bradstreet in Bangladesh as Country Head. He also successfully led the automation and transformation of banking process and systems at Sonali Bank and Rupali Bank. — Statement

BHBFC chairman attends discussion on budget

Chairman of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and EC of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd, Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin FCA, FCMA. spoke as the Chief Guest in a discussion on the National Budget 2019-20 organised by the Department of Finance, University of Chittagong. Professor Dr Shamim Uddin Khan, Chairman of Finance Department presided over the session. — Statement