Quazi Baharul Islam Chairman

Quazi Baharul Islam

Chairman

Mr. Quazi Baharul Islam is a veteran banker. His banking career spreads across four decades. He has served as Managing Director and CEO in as many as five banks both of the private and public sector including ICB beside his tenure as General Manager Sonali Bank UK operation. He has served as director in several banks including the DFIS, BSB and BSRS. He also served as member of the bank reform committee. He was a consultant of the World Bank during his long banking career and served as member or convener of the committees' setup in different times by the Government and Bangladesh Bank to study and resolve the deficiencies in banking operation and practice.

In 1983 he represented Bangladesh at a conference in Lublijanska, Yugoslavia organized by International Bank intended to explore the possibilities of setting up a third world development bank and was elected Vice-chairman of the conference. He achieved Masters Degree in Political Science in the year 1962 from Dhaka University and imparted advance training on banking and development finance in America, West Germany and England. He studied capital market operation under a UNDP scholarship at Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nomura securities. His two sons live in the United States.

Mr. Quazi Baharul Islam is a veteran banker. His banking career spreads across four decades. He has served as Managing Director and CEO in as many as five banks both of the private and public sector including ICB beside his tenure as General Manager Sonali Bank UK operation. He has served as director in several banks including the DFIS, BSB and BSRS. He also served as member of the bank reform committee. He was a consultant of the World Bank during his long banking career and served as member or convener of the committees' setup in different times by the Government and Bangladesh Bank to study and resolve the deficiencies in banking operation and practice.

In 1983 he represented Bangladesh at a conference in Lublijanska, Yugoslavia organized by International Bank intended to explore the possibilities of setting up a third world development bank and was elected Vice-chairman of the conference. He achieved Masters Degree in Political Science in the year 1962 from Dhaka University and imparted advance training on banking and development finance in America, West Germany and England. He studied capital market operation under a UNDP scholarship at Tokyo Stock Exchange and Nomura securities. His two sons live in the United States.