Dr. Khawza Appointed as Pro VC of GUB

Md Shafiqur Rahman has been appointed as the new Managing Director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. This decision was announced by the Biman board of directors. Shafiqur Rahman, who began his career with Biman in 1986 as a trainee commercial officer, has held various key roles, including Director of Marketing and Sales, Director of Administration and Human Resources, and Director of Procurement and Logistics Support. He also served as Biman's Country Manager in Singapore, Thailand, and Greece before retiring in 2017.

Sheikh Zahidul Islam and Md Humayun Kabir have been elected as the new chairmen of the Audit Committee and Risk Management Committee, respectively, at Union Bank PLC. The appointments were made during the inaugural meeting of the bank's reconstituted Board of Directors, led by Chairman Md. Fariduddin Ahmed.

Mohammad Abdul Mannan has been appointed chairman of the reconstituted board of directors at First Security Islami Bank PLC. Formerly the managing director of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, Mannan aims to guide the bank through its current challenges and enhance its reputation as a robust, customer-centric Shariah-compliant institution.

The managing director and two deputy managing directors of Social Islami Bank, Zafar Alam, Habibur Rahman, and Khorshed Alam, resigned shortly after the Bangladesh Bank reconstituted the bank's board to restore governance. The three officials were seen as loyal to the S Alam Group, which previously controlled the bank.

Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury from North South University has been appointed as the chairman of Grameen Bank, according to a notification from the Financial Institutions Division (FID) on Tuesday. This appointment follows the cancellation of the previous chairman’s contract on August 20, 2024. The former chairman, who had served since March 16, 2020, was reappointed three times, with the last extension in April 2024.

Abu Shadat Mohammad Shahin has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of IIDFC PLC. With over 24 years in banking, he has held various roles at institutions including Arab Bangladesh Bank, BRAC Bank, Midland Bank, IPDC Finance, and Uttara Finance. Shahin began his career at Arab Bangladesh Bank as a probationary officer and has expertise in branch banking, CRM, SME, and corporate business.