Shari'ah supervisory body of Bangladesh Finance formed

A Shari'ah Supervisory Committee (SSC) of Bangladesh Finance Islamic Wing has been approved at the 248th meeting of the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Finance Limited held at Dilkusha in the capital.

Prominent Islamic scholar & Shari'ah Advisor Dr. Mohammad Gias Uddin Talukdar has been elected as the Chairman of the Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Bangladesh Finance Islamic Wing. He is also a member of the Shari'ah Advisory Committee of Bangladesh Bank and the Chairman of the Central Shari'ah Board for Islamic Banks in Bangladesh.

The committee also includes renowned Islamic banking and finance researcher and former Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank, Abdul Awal Sarkar, the country's top level Islamic economist Dr. Zubair Muhammad Ehsanul Haque, Shari'ah expert Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin Rabbani, Managing Director and CEO of Bangladesh Finance Limited Md. Kyser Hamid, Head of Islamic Financing (current charge) Muhammad Jahir Uddin, Head of Products and Member Secretary of Islamic Wing Md. Abu Yousuf.