PRADIP KUMAR DUTTA
Managing Director and CEO

 
Father's Name : Late Jitendra Kumar Dutta
Mother's Name : Late Amio Bala Dutta
Date of Birth : 26-11-1953
Mailing Address : Sonali Bank Limited
35-42,44, Motijheel Commercial Area
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
Educational Qualification : M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry (University of Dhaka).
Professional Qualification : Diploma in Banking from Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh
Telephone Number : 88-02-9565944 (Office)
Fax Number : 88-02-9561409
E-mail Address : ceosbl@sonalibank.net.bd,ceosbl@link3.net
Summary of Tasks
Performed
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During the tenure of his service of 33(thirty three) years, he served in different capacities like Probationary Officer, Manager, Assistant General Manager, Deputy General Manager, Officer In Charge of different Division/Departments, General Banking, General Advances, SME, Foreign Trade Finance, Industrial Credit Division etc. in several Corporate Branches including Local Office of Sonali Bank. he also performed the duties of Head of Principal Office as Deputy General Manager. On getting Promotion he discharged his duties as General Manager, Divisional Office of Bangladesh Krishi Bank from 04 September-2003 to 17 March-2005. Before getting promotion to Deputy Managing Director on 11 November, 2008, he was posted as General Manager in Head Office of Sonali Bank Limited upto 10 November, 2008 since 19 March, 2005 and looked after supervising functions of as many as 20 Divisions eg. (01) Industrial Project Finance Division (IPFD), (02) International Trade Finance Division (03) Central Accounts Division (CAD), (04) Treasury Management Division (TMD), (05) Information Technology Division (ITD), (06) Functions of Senior Consultant-Accounting, (07) Small and Medium Enterprise Finance Division (SME), (08) Marketing and Development Division (MDD), (09) Project Monitoring and Review Division (PMRD), (10) MIS and Statistics Division (MSD), (11) Foreign Remittance Management Division (FRMD), (12) Rural Credit Division (RCD), (13) Micro Credit Division (MCD), (14) Agri Loan Complain Cell (ALCC), (15) Functions of Senior Consultant-Credit, (16) Functions of Senior Consultant-IT, (17) Disciplinary & Appeal Division (DAD), (18) Public Relations Division (PRD), (19) Reconciliation Division(RD) & (20) General Manager's Office, Chittagong. Besides these, looked after the functions related to business and recovery of classified loans: - (01) Chittagong Division, (02) Rajshahi Division, & (03) Sylhet Division. On getting promotion to the post of Deputy Managing Director, he was posted in Sonali Bank Limited and worked there from 11 November, 2008 to 17 July, 2010. In the recent past he discharged his duties as Managing Director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) since 18 July, 2010 and worked there upto 14 June, 2012. Presently he have been working as Managing Director & CEO of Sonali Bank Limited from 17 June, 2012.
Presently, he is holding various positions (Ex-Officio) of the following Financial Institutions:

Position Organization
Chairman Sonali Exchange Incorp., New York, USA
Vice-Chairman Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (IBB)
Member, Governing Board Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)
Vice-Chairman Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (BAFEDA)
Director Sonali Bank (UK) Ltd. London, UK
Director Primary Dealers Bangladesh Ltd. (PDBL)
Director Investment Corporation Of Bangladesh (ICB)
Director Sonali Investment Ltd. (SIL)
Director Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd (BCBL)
Director Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd. (CDBL)
Director Industrial and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Ltd (IIDFC)
Director Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. (DSE)