STANDARD BANK - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Term Finance

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Al-Haj Mohammed Shamsul Alam was born in 1953 at Noapara, Raozan, Chittagong and he is in business since 1972. His father and grandfather Late Hajji Abul Bashar Sowdagar and Late Abdur Rouf Sufi respectively were also the renowned businessmen at their own territory. Mr. Mohammed Shamsul Alam in his first business life belonged to his family business à ‚¬Å"Trading of Clothsà ‚¬ï¿½ at Kurbanigong, Chittagong. Few years later (From 1976) he started his own business of House Hold Electrical Appliances like Refrigerators, Freezers, Television and others. He is now the Managing Partner of M/s. Radiovision and Radiovision is one of the leading importers, retailers and whole seller of the House Hold Electrical Appliances like Refrigerators, Freezers, Washing Machine, Air Conditioners, Colour Television, DVD, VCD etc. He is also one of the Director of Standard Bank Limited. Except this he is also the Managing Director of PAM Complex (PVT) Limited which is the manufacturer of Garments poly bag and others accessories, Director of CIDER Education Services Limited, Chittagong, Partner of AB Electronics, à ‚¬Å"Gà ‚¬ï¿½. Telecom, à ‚¬Å"Gà ‚¬ï¿½ Distribution, à ‚¬ï¿½GNETà ‚¬ï¿½ Digital Communications Center, Chittagong etc. Mr. Mohammed Shamsul Alam is also a devoted social workers and involved with the following institutions: A) Founder President of à ‚¬Å"Amena Bashar Boyoshaka Punarbashan Kendraà ‚¬ï¿½ Noapara Raozan, Chittagong. à ‚¬Å"Amena Bashar Boyoshaka Punarbashan Kendraà ‚¬ï¿½ is a self finance project exclusively. B) Donor Member of Noapara Muslim High School, Noapara, Raozan, Chittagong. C) Member of the Lions Club of Chittagong. D) Associate Member of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Job Titles:

• Resident Block Account

Job Titles:

• Director

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Executive Committee

Mr. Ashok Kumar Saha a high professional and prominent Industrialist, was born in a renowned family at Gharforhadbegh, Chittagong. He completed his post graduation in Chemistry from University of Chittagong, B.Sc. Engineering (Electrical) from Ohio University, Ohio, USA and Master of Business Administration from University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He become as a Director of Standard Bank Limited on 12.10.2009 in place of his father Late Nani Gopal Saha who was a Sponsor Director of the Bank and well known Industrialist of the country as well as CIP (Commercially Important Person) by the Government & was highest Tax payer of Chittagong region twice. Mr. Ashok Kumar Saha is widely known in the business circle in Chittagong who is a Chairman of A. K. Saha Steel Industries (Pvt.) Limited, Director of NG Saha Steel Industries (Pvt.) Limited & NGS Cement Industries Limited and Managing Director of NGS Industries Limited & Uttam Oil Limited. He obtained lot experience regarding Marketing Survey Reports of various companies in USA during MBA Degree and making some logical Digital projects for Electrical and Computer Engineering in Ohio, USA. He is well connected with various social and religious activities specially served as Host Leader of Bangladesh Special Olympic Team, New Heaven. Connecticut, USA and contributed for Sports of Bangladesh Olympic Association, Dhaka on 2009.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• EVP & Head of IAD

Having Experience in Banking for over 25 years Mr. Bidyut Kumar Das joined Standard Bank in October 2018 as Executive Vice President and was assigned the jobs of Head of Credit Administration. Before joining Standard Bank, he was Senior Vice President of Prime Bank Limited, where he was instrumental in setting up a dynamic and sound credit operation process in connection with documentation, disbursement, custodian, monitoring & compliance. There he handled the activities toward embodying a centralized credit administration in a short time. Prior to that, he was associated with United Commercial Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, where he acquired experience across functions of credit operation, foreign exchange, general banking, and operations management. Mr. Das has participated in many training programs and workshops on Credit Management, Foreign Trade & Foreign Exchange, Asset and Liability Management, Audit and Internal Control Compliance, SME Sales Leadership, Basel II: Capital Adequacy Proposals, Legal Aspects of Securities and Documentation, Foundation of COBIT 5, Leading Service Excellence which help him become a professional banker. He is an MBA, and holds a Graduate Diploma in Management. Also he completed Diplomaed Associate of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (DAIBB) Examination. He is married and blessed with two sons. His interests include drawing, writing, and sports.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Ferdous Ali Khan is a reputed businessman hails from a very respectable Muslim family of Dinajpur. All of his brothers, sisters are highly educated and well placed in the society. His father late Siddique Ali Khan was an educated businessman of Dinajpur. In order to gain expertise in Tailoring, Mr. Khan started his career as a maker in a Tailoring Factory in Dhaka in the year 1972. After five years, he worked as a Cutting Master and worked till 1980. In the year 1980, September 18th he started his own Tailoring shop at Jahan Mansion, 29 Mirpur Road, Dhaka-1205. His devotion and dedication helped him gaining far and wide reputation as an Iconic Tailoring House in the city. In September 1986, he opened his 2nd branch at the diplomatic area of Gulshan. Since then, he has been marching forward and opened branches in Chattogram port city, Hotel Isha Kha Market, VIP Road, Kakrail, Panthapath Dhanmondi & Kuril. For his proposed factory & branch, he already purchased floor spaces for another branch at Kazi Shopping Center, Progoti Sharani (Bishwa Road), Badda, Dhaka- 1229 in June, 2006. He has already started a world class central factory & showroom. He is a sponsor Director of Standard Bank Ltd., member of Uttara Club Ltd., Army Golf Club and BCI, Dhaka. Mr. Khan is married and a proud father of two daughters and one son.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Executive Committee

Mr. Ferozur Rahman, an eminent business personality comes of a landed gentry and reputable muslim family was born in 1946. Mr. Rahman, is a dynamic and visionary leader of banking and other business arena. He is cheerful, good-humored and exuberant character. He grew up in a pious Muslim family and established himself as a star, flamboyant hotel business man in Bangladesh. He has a wide range of experience in several businesses. He is the sponsor shareholder of Sonali Insurance Company Limited, Director of Hotel Golden Dragon Limited, Hotel Eram International Limited and Hotel Peacock Limited were established under his flagship and dynamic directorship. He is also the proprietor of Olio Enterprise and Hotel Oli Dream Heaven. Mr. Rahman has been involved with many prominent social organizations and is a fanatical social worker.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Audit Committee
• Independent Director

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Executive Committee
• Director

Mr. Gulzar Ahmed is a renowned business personality in Bangladesh. He is the Proprietor of APAN Jewellers, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka. Apan Jewellers has been in the jewellary business since 1982 and it has expanded 7 branches in Dhaka city. Mr. Gulzar Ahmed has got practical experience of over 35 years in different business sectors. He is the Director and Ex Vice Chairman of Standard Bank Ltd.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Executive Committee

Mr. Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury, a distinguished business personality comes of a aristocrats and respectable muslim family of Kazim Chowdhury Bari at Gunagari, Banshkhali in Chittagong district. He was born on the 21st May in 1956. Revered by all his business acumen, Mr. Chowdhury, a dynamic and visionary leader of banking and other business arena. He has taken part in establishing a good number of business entities including bank. He is the Founder Vice-Chairman, former chairman of Executive Committee & Director of Standard Bank Ltd., Managing Director of Raja Securities Ltd.,Proprietor of Raja Corporation and KMC International, Director of Holy Crescent Hospital in Chittagong. He is a highly experienced professional with successful track record in international trading. When Mr. Chowdhury was studied in Chittagong University, he started his business career through import export and shipping business. Mr. Chowdhury is well-known in various social and philanthropic activities in addition to his business arena. He is the founder of Ahamadia Sunni Madrasha and ex-member of Kokdandi Gunagari High School committee at Banshkhali Chittagong, Member of Chittagong Club Limited, Chittagong Seniors Club Limited, Chittagong Boat Club Limited, Mainamati Golf and Country Club, Comilla, Army Golf Club Dhaka and Life Member of Chittagong Press Club, Rifle Club , Chittagong Diabetic Hospital, Chattagram Maa-O- Shishu Hospital, Lion Blood Bank, Vice chairman of advisory committee for Chittagong Samity in Dhaka. President of Banshkhali Samity in Dhaka. Mr. Chowdhury, a prominent businessman and vibrant business leader is associated with a number of trade bodies and associations devoted to business development of the country. He is the Director of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industries. Director of Bangladesh Malaysia Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Member of International Business Forum of Bangladesh (IBFB) and former member of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FBCCI). Mr. Chowdhury is a widely traveled person across the globe. As a business representative, he extensively visited many countries including India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United States of America(USA), United Kingdom(UK), China, Thailand, Bhutan, Japan and Taiwan. By virtue of religious devotion, he has performed his Hajj for three times.

Job Titles:

• Chairman
• Founder

A tremendous energetic and an outstanding charismatic personality with amiable disposition Mr. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed is the founder Chairman of Standard Bank Limited. He is a man with distinctive vision, dynamism, commitment and innovative ideas. He comes of a very prominent and highly respectable family of Bangladesh. Mr. Akram Uddin Ahmed did his M. Sc. in physics form Dhaka University in 1963 and thereafter received several local and foreign professional Diplomas and training. He did Diploma in Personnel Management from UK in 1974, Industrial Management training from Switzerland in 1980. After academic education he first started his career as a lecturer in Jagannath College, Dhaka and after a short spell of teaching profession, he switched over to Administrative career in the Industrial Sector, in Mohammodi Steel as Manager in 1964. He left his service life in 1981 while he was General Manager of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation for embarking upon as an entrepreneur in the field of Industrial Manufacturing, Banking and other business. As a Chairman of Standard Bank Limited he has brought along with him a vast wealth of experience and expertise of managing a number of Industries of his own and of Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation, prominent business houses and enterprises of diversified nature. Today he is a very successful entrepreneur and an eminent industrialist of the country. He is the Managing Director of Eastern Engineering Works Ltd., Bright Steel Wire Rope Mfg. Co. Ltd., Chittagong, Bright Trader (Overseas), Chittagong and Standard IT Services Ltd. He is one of the Former Directors of Padma Oil Co. Ltd., the largest subsidiary enterprise of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation. He is a widely traveled man and visited many countries viz. USA, UK, French, Germany and many other Asian and African countries. He is a valiant Freedom Fighter in our glorious War of Liberation who actively participated in the liberation war in 1971 and has made many significant contributions. During his course of journey to training camp in India, he lost his beloved son who died on the way. He is the Former Chairman of Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) and during his tenure he has made immense contribution in turning this organization into a very lively and vital forum of the Chairman and Directors of Private Commercial Banks in Bangladesh.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Vice Chairman

Mr. Kazi Khurram Ahmed is a Computer Engineering alumnus of Purdue University, USA. He is a Fellow of National Defense College. He is also the honorary consul of Gambia in Bangladesh. Mr. Ahmed is the author of Amazon.com ™s number one best seller book "The Dark Science of Logical Fallacies � which is now part of the syllabus at University of Dhaka and Canadian University of Bangladesh. He was recognized as one of the œLeading Professionals of the World � by the International Biographical Centre of UK in 2010. American Biographical Institute named him œMan of the Year" in the same period. Prior to his induction into the Board of Standard Bank Limited, Mr. Ahmed has been serving as a Director of SBL Capital Management Limited and Member of Shariah Supervisory Committee of Standard Bank Limited and left his mark on different policy aspects of the Bank since long. As the only son of Mr. Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, honorable Chairman of the Bank & International Director of Lions Clubs International, Mr. Kazi Khurram Ahmed also embraced Lionism at a very early stage of his life and has been involved in a host of humanitarian activities. He has been involved in multifarious business activities for more than 16 years. Presently, he is the Director of Eastern Engineering Works Limited, Proprietor of Ahmed & Sons and Chairman & Managing Director of EMX Limited. He was also the Chairman of Standing Committee on International Affairs of Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI). Mr. Ahmed has keen interest in global financial markets with particular focus on global foreign exchange and commodity markets. He has in-depth knowledge of the operational mechanics of commodity market, forex market and exchange- traded financial products. He is married with a son.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• Deputy Managing Director & CBO

Mr. M Latif Hasan has joined Standard Bank Limited as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Business Officer on 30 th September 2021. Prior to joining Standard Bank, he was the Head of Credit Risk Management at Eastern Bank Ltd. Throughout his illustrious career of nearly 27 years, Mr. Hasan has worked for Citibank NA Bangladesh, Prime Bank and Eastern Bank and successfully carried out various significant roles such as Chief Financial Officer, Head of Business, Head of Export Finance and Head of Credit Risk Management. Apart from that, he was also a member of the BASEL II Core Implementation Team and the Tax Reform Committee. Mr. Hasan, a CSA (Credit Skill Assessment) Certified from Omega Performance, USA; did his Masters from Dhaka University. Later he completed his MBA from Victoria University of Technology at Melbourne, Australia and has participated in numerous seminars, workshops and training programs at home and abroad.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh

Md. Abul Hossain has joined as Managing Director of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) on 21 August, 2019. He started his career as a System Analyst/Senior Principal Officer in ICB on 19-02-1998 and served different position in the same organization. Before his joining he acted as Managing Director at Karmasangsthan Bank (KB), During his service life, he served different Banks and Financial Institutions. He served as Managing Director (Additional Charge) and Deputy Managing Director at Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB). In addition to that Md. Abul Hossain served as System Manager/Deputy General Manager and General manager at Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB). He completed his B.Sc (Honà ‚¬ " s) and M.Sc degree in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University. He has over 29 years of diversified experience in investment banking, specialized and commercial banking, Islamic banking, Asset management and ICT works. He were always instilled by the changed and research oriented, dynamic management that focused innovations, creativity and organizational increased efficiency and effectiveness, resulted in higher value addition to the organizational, stakeholders and the society as well. During the long journey, he served 16 (sixteen) organizations with different capacities. He served as a chairman of 03 (three) organizations before of which two are the subsidiaries of ICB (ICB Asset Management Company Limited & ICB Securities Trading Company Limited) and the others is Aziz Pipes Limited. In addition to this, he served as a Director to a number of organizations like Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, The Farmers Bank Limited (Now Padma Bank), Nitol Insurance Company Limited, AllTex Industries Limited, ICB Securities Trading Company Limited, Aramit Limited, Kay & Que (Bangladesh) Limited, Business Automation Limited, DNS Satcomm Limited and Upload Yourself Systems Limited.

Job Titles:

• Fellow
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Executive Committee
• Member of the Management Committee

Mr. Md. Ali Reza is a qualified Fellow of Cost and Management Accountant, who joined Standard Bank Ltd. in September 2014 and now in the position of Executive Vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Standard Bank, Mr. Reza served as Chief Financial Officer in Premier Leasing & Finance Ltd. from 2010 till 2014. He started his banking career as probationary officer in Sonali Bank Ltd. since 1998. Mr. Reza an emerged financial leader in the bank and financial institutions has his credit almost 24 years of experience in various capacities in senior management position, out of which over 13 years as Chief Financial Officer. Utilizing his professional experience and expertise Mr. Reza contributes towards the achievement of the organizational goal and vast experience in the area of financial strategic plan, budgetary control, corporate finance, auditing, taxation, legal matters, Risk Management, Issue management, Credit management, Corporate Affairs related Regulatory Compliance, Basel-III and Corporate Governance. In addition to his present responsibility of CFO, Mr. Reza has been discharging the responsibility of Head of Financial Administration Division of the Bank beside his leadership involvement in strategic decision making as well as in navigating the bank's business towards its success. Mr. Reza has been successfully performing different responsibilities at different times achieved all functional knowledge. With his visionary leadership capability, functional experience and professional expertise, he can continue his present responsibilities successfully. Mr. Reza completed his masters in accounting and also did his MBA major in Finance from Dhaka University. He is also a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) fellow from Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) Bahrain. He is also the diploma Associates of Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (DAIBB). Mr. Reza completed his Chartered Accountancy Course from a reputed firm in Dhaka. He attended numerous seminars, training and workshop on different aspects of financial services at home and abroad. Mr. Reza is also involved in different social and professional society.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee

Mr. Md. Habibur Rahman, a prominent banking personality having 33 years of proven track record in banking, joined Standard Bank Limited as the Managing Director & CEO on 01 February 2023. Prior to this new assignment, he served Union Bank Limited and Southeast Bank Limited as Additional Managing Director as well as NCC Bank Limited and Jamuna Bank Ltd as Deputy Managing Director. Upon completion of his post-graduation in Economics from the University of Chittagong, Mr. Rahman embarked on his illustrious banking career on May 09, 1989 with Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited as a Probationary Officer. In his long career of 33 years, he also served some other leading commercial banks of the country namely Prime Bank Limited, Mercantile Bank Limited and Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited in different capacities. During his banking career spanning over 3 decades, he worked at different branches as well as different vital divisions of Head Office and thereby shouldered diverse responsibilities particularly in the areas of Credit Risk Management and Trade Finance cultivating ties with the Board, Customers & Regulators with the focus of maximizing revenue and enhancing reputation for each Bank he worked for. Besides, he participated in numerous trainings, seminars and workshops at home and abroad and also travelled many countries for personal and professional purposes. Mr. Rahman is actively associated with many socio-cultural activities. He is an active Rotarian and a member of Rotary Club of Dhaka Fort.

Mr. Md. Manzurul Alam is a renowned Industrialist having over 35 years of business experience. He is the Chairman of H. M. Steel & Ind. Limited.,Alhaj Mostafa Hakim Bricks Limited & Managing Director of Golden Ispat Ltd,Golden LPG ltd.,Taher & Co. Limited, Golden Brick Works Limited, Golden Steel Alloy Works Limited, Al-Haj Mostafa Hakim Housing & Real Estate Limited, Golden Oxygen Limited, Al-Haj Mostafa Hakim Cement Ind. Limited and Golden Iron Works Limited, Eagle Star Textile Mills limited, Mutual Jute Spinners Ltd.. He is also Proprietor of M/s. Monzur Alam. Besides, he is a General Member of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industry. He is also associated with many social and educational institutions and is founder of Mostafa Hakim Collage and Alhaj Mostafa Hakim Welfare foundation. He was elected as Ward Commissioner and was hold the position as Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation about last 22 years.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee

Mr. Md. Zahedul Hoque, a highly professional, prominent and well established Businessman was born in a renowned family. He completed his Bachelors of business administration majoring Industrial Management in December, 1992 from Northeast Lousiana University, Monroe, Lousiana, USA. His father Al-Haj Md. Nurul Hoque Sowdagar, a prominent and well established businessman in home & abroad, was one of the Sponsor Directors of Standard Bank Limited and is the founder of Hazi Mohammed Nurul Hoque Degree College, Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong and Amenia Forkania and Nuria Madrash, west Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong. Mr. Zahedul Hoque is the proprietor of M/S Zahed Brothers (import of food grains, spices, betel nut, sugar & vegetable oil) and M/S NLZ Fashion (computerize embroidery unit). He is also the Managing Director of M/S NLZ Fashion Limited (100% export oriented readymade garments in Chittagong Export Processing Zone) and Director of M/S Noor Oil & Food Products Ltd.,The Director of Hossain Oil Mills & Dada Salt factory and the Director of M/S Arafat Limited Mr. Md.

Job Titles:

• Banker

Mr. Mohon, a prudent banker by virtue of possessing diverse knowledge, deep insight into the Banking & financial sector. Mr. Mohon completed his MA in Islamic History and Culture from the University of Dhaka. He started his career with Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited as a Probationary Officer on the10 th October in 1985. He had gathered experience in all sections of Islamic Banking over his 35 years of Banking career. He has been awarded with`Letter of Appreciation' for best Manager, hunting of deposits and reducing non-performing investment by the Bank Management during the tenure of his career in IBBL. Mr. Mohon was the Head of Branches of Sadarghat, VIP Road, Ramna Corporate, Head office Complex corporate branches. Then he has been assigned as Head of Dhaka South Zone of IBBL. After that he has been posted as Head of Corporate Investment Division-1, one of the important Division of the Bank having investment port-folio of 100 crore and above, where he played an important role in Investment Management like Corporate Finance, Sustainable Finance, Investment Administration and Asset Management. Then he was posted as Head of Development Wing where he also played an important role in the affairs of Public Relations Division, Business Promotion, Marketing Division and Corporate Social Responsibilities. Then he was appointed as Head of Region under which he successfully supervised three zones like Barishal, Khulna and Jessore zones with 101 branches. After then he was posted as Head of Risk Management Wing where he performed his responsibilities as Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Mohon was also the member of Investment Committee (IC), Management Committee (MANCOM), Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and Committee for Recruitment & Promotion (CRP) of IBBL. During his professional career Mr. Mohon attended many training programs and conferences in home and abroad. He visited Germany, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, KSA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, India and Hong Kong for attending various seminars, conferences, trainings and business developments. Mr. Mohon is a well-known writer. He writes regularly on international issues as well as children's literature in different national dailies like the daily Ittefaq, Kaler Kanta, Sangram, Jugantar, Naya Diganta and Inquilab, different weeklies and monthly magazines. He has publication of more than 150 books so far including a popular book `Islamic Economy and Banking'. Mohammad Mohan Miah was born in a noble muslim family in the village of Banasua under Kotwali police station in Cumilla district on the 30 th April 1960. He has a happy family with wife Nargis Munira and blessed with a son and a daughter namely Akib Jabed (Bsc. Engineer) and student of engineering respectively. Mr. Mohammad Mohon Miah, a dynamic banker with 35 years of hands on experience and successful track record in banking, joined Standard Bank Limited as Coordinator, Islami Banking Conversion Project (IBCP) on the 5 th July 2020. Currently he holds office of the Head of Shariah Secretariat, Head of Business Development & Coordinator of the Islami Banking Conversion Project of this bank. Prior to joining The Standard Bank Limited, he served as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) at Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited and Head of Risk Management Wing as CRO. He also had contributed for the Bank (IBBL) as Head of Development Wing, Corporate Investment Division, Zone and Branches.

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Deputy Managing Director
• Member of the Management Committee

Mr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam has joined Standard Bank Limited as Deputy Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer on 3rd November 2020. He has 23 years of experience in banking and financial industries. He worked for Standard Chartered, Citi Bank N.A. and Dhaka Bank for 21 years. Mr. Rafique started his career with Dhaka Bank Limited as a Probationary Officer in 1997. In the process of career progression, he worked as Resident Vice President at Citi Bank N.A. and Director, Relationship Management, Commercial Banking at Standard Chartered Bank. Before Joining SBL he has a successful stint with BD Finance as DMD. Mr. Rafique did his MBA from IBA of University of Dhaka. He attended numerous seminars, workshops and training programs at home and abroad He is a certified credit professional from Omega UK. Mr. Rafique was born in Khulna. He is happily married with Ms. Zebunnesa Islam and blessed with a daughter Aznii and a son Zaief.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Executive Committee
• Founder Sponsor Director

Mr. A K M Abdul Alim is a young & eminent entrepreneur who belongs to a well-respected business family.Mr. Alim completed his O & A Levels from a renowned English medium institution, Scholastica. Subsequently, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from North South University, Dhaka. Furthermore, he holds his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Mr. A K M Abdul Alim is the only son of Mr. Mohammed Abdul Aziz, Founder Sponsor Director of the Bank & Member, Board of Trustees of Fareast International University. Before his induction into the Board of Standard Bank Limited, Mr. Alim served as a Director of SBL Securities limited from its inception and continues so. He has actively taken part in forming different key policies of the board.He has been involved in diversified business for over a decade. At present, he is the sole proprietor of MAAS Corporation. Director, Midland Credit Co-operative Society Limited, Managing Director & CEO of Global leather industry limited. He is also engaged with the management of their family-owned enterprises. A few of his active societal & economic participation include Life Member of the Gulshan Society, Member of Lions Clubs International, Founder Donor member of Gulshan North Club Ltd., & General member of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry. From his childhood, he has been an avid traveler. He has traveled multiple times to India, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Hongkong, China, Australia, USA . Mr. Alim possesses expertise in international business & supply chain management with in- depth knowledge and enthusiasm for the global financial market. A man of pleasant personality with amiable determination Ln. Mohammed Abdul Aziz is the Sponsor Director and Vice Chairman of Standard Bank Limited. He is a man with a strong vision & commitment and a selfless social Leader. Ln. Aziz completed his SSC examination from renowned GalimpurRahmania High School in the year 1968. After that, he completed his HSC from Govt. Dhaka College in the year 1970. He was also a valiant freedom fighter who participated in the Liberation War of 1971. Without any break of study hesuccessfully obtained graduation in Commerce in the year 1972 from Dhaka College. After completing his academic education instead of joining any service he started his own business. By dint of his untiring efforts & hard work, sincerity he established himself as a successful entrepreneur of Dhaka city. He is one of the pioneer importer of industrial raw materials and Commercial Importers of various items till date. Apart from that in the year 1994 he joined Midland Credit Cooperative Society as Managing Director & Chairman. By his effort & leadership skills, he made it into a top leading cooperative society in Bangladesh. Furthermore he focused into different business ventures including hotel industry, garments sector and so forth. He was the former Vice Chairman of Moonlux Knit composite garments Ltd. He is also a founder member and Board of Trustee of renowned educational Institution Fareast International University. Ln Aziz joined Lionism in the year 1985 as a member of lions club of Dhaka Progressive. Since then his service towards the distressed humanity made him reach the different positions of Lions Clubs International District 315 B2, Bangladesh. He was elected unopposed District Governor for the year 2005-06. He made his call à ‚¬Å"Light the Blindà ‚¬ï¿½ as a District Governor. He is also the founder Vice Chairman of three Eye Hospital in the name of Lions Club of Dhaka progressive Eye Hospital. Besides, being an active humanitarian & social worker, Ln Aziz devoted himself into many other social & welfare works. He widely traveled Maximum Countries of the world. As a Lion & a Business Leader, Lion Aziz received numbers of awards & recognition in his field.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• EVP & Head of IRM
• EVP & Regional Manager, Chattogram

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Member of the Audit Committee

Ln. Najmul Huq Chaudhury MJF, son of Late Alhaj Aminul Huq Chaudhury comes of a very respectable Muslim Zaminder family of Chittagong, Nazirà ‚¬ " s Family, North-Kattali, Born on 19 th January 1943. He obtained his graduation in Commerce (B.com) from St. Xaviers College of Calcutta. He undertook a number of training courses on Business Administration and Industrial Management. Attended number of seminars & symposia on Business Administration and Industrial Management in the Country and Abroad. Ln. Chaudhury played a vital role during the Liberation Movement of Bangladesh in 1971 and after Liberation of Bangladesh, joined as Managing Director of 2 (two) joint venture Companies viz. Van Ommeren Tank Terminal Bangladesh Ltd. (VOTT-B) & International Oil Mills Ltd. (IOM), North Patenga, Chittagong as a nominee of Foreign Shareholders (USA & Dutch). At present he is serving as Honorary Chairman, Chittagong Lions Foundation & Lions haritable Eye Hospital since 2009, Resident Director & Advisor, SKM Jute Mills Limited, Sitakunda, Chittagong, since 2004, General Secretary, Anjuman Mufidul Islam, Chittagong, since 2013, Governing Body Member of Latifa Siddiqi Degree College, Chittagong, since 2014, Latifa Siddiqi Girls High School, Chittagong, since 2014, Imdad Sitara Khan Lions Kidney Center, CLF Complex, Chittagong, since 2014 & Lions service complex, Chittagong, since 1990, Vice - Chairman & Member of Trustee Board, Lions Anowara Taher Physiotherapy Clinic, CLF Complex, Chittagong, since 2009, EC Member, Chittagong Rifle Club, since 2008, Permanent Member of Chittagong Club Ltd. since 1993 and Donor Member ofKattali Nurul Huq Chy High School Chittagong, since 1985. He also served in the Industrial/Business, Social-Welfare Organizations as Ex-Administrator, Bangladesh Tank Terminal Limited, Patenga, Chittagong, (1975 & 1976), Ex-Vice Chairman, Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refinersà ‚¬ " Association, Dhaka, (1984 to 2000), Founder EC Member of American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh, Dhaka, (1986-1990) & Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka, (1990-1994), Ex-EC Member of Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka, (1978-2000), Chittagong Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Chittagong, (1975-1980), Bangladesh Chamber of Industries, Dhaka, (1980-1986), Bangladesh Employersà ‚¬ " Federation, Dhaka, (1976-1980), Chattagram Maa-Shishu- O-General Hospital, Chittagong, (1989), Chittagong Diabetic Association, Chittagong, (1986-1990), Bangladesh Lions Foundation, Dhaka, (1990-2000) & Muslim Education Society, Chittagong, (1985-2008), Ex-Member, International Chamber of Commerce- Bangladesh, Dhaka, (1998), Ex-General Member, FBCCI, Dhaka and Ex-Vice Chairman, Past Lions District Governors Forum 2010-12 & 2014-15. He is Life Member of different Social-Welfare Organizations in Chittagong Lions Foundation (1985), Bangladesh Lions Foundation, Dhaka, (1986), Chattagram Maa-O- Shishu Hospital, (1989), Bangladesh Diabetic Association, Chittagong, (1985), Chittagong Rifle Club, (2009), Muslim Education Society, Chittagong, (1990), Red Crescent Society, Chittagong, (1990), Bangladesh Family Planning Association, Chittagong, (2002), Cancer Foundation, Chittagong, (2013), Lions Blood Bank, Chittagong, (1992), Chittagong Association, Dhaka, (1999), Central Eid Jamat Committee, Chittagong, (1980), Donor member, Kattali Nurul Huq Chaudhury High School, Chittagong, (1985) and Family Planning Association of Bangladesh, (2002). While he was in Kolkata (Calcutta) & college student, he served in the organizations as Secretary, Oriental Girls High School, Calcutta, Assistant General Secretary (Administration), Calcutta Muslim Institute, Cultural Secretary, Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Institute and Cultural Society, Calcutta, Social & Cultural Secretary, Dilkusha Institute (now Humayun Kabir Institute), Calcutta, EC Member, Calcutta Mohammadan Sporting Club and Anjuman Mufidul Islam, Calcutta.

Job Titles:

• Director
• Member of the Executive Committee

Mr. S.A.M. Hossain is a prominent, innovative and successful businessman of this country. He holds a Bachelor Degree in commerce. He was born in a glorious and highly respectable Muslim family of Noapara, Rowzan Thana under Chittagong district. He has started his glorifying business career in the Field of Electronics since 1980 and excels in this field like a star. Now He is the Honorable Chairman and Managing Director of Victor Group. His organization Victor Group, Victor Electronics and Victor International has become one of the trusted names across the country and also abroad. He has expanded his business into many dimensions. He is the Chairman of Hotel Victory Ltd., Link Up Steel Mills Ltd., Eastern Metal Ind. (Ctg.) Ltd., and A & B pumps Ltd. He is the Director of Standard Bank Ltd., Prime Insurance Co. Ltd., Central Hospital Ltd., Eastern Paper and Board Mills (Ctg.) Ltd., Intercontinental securities Ltd., Human Resource Development Co. Ltd., and Surprise Industrial Corporation. He is the Proprietor of Victor Electronics, Victor International and Samira Electronics He is actively associated with several distinguished educational and socio-cultural organizations. He is the life Member of Army Golf Club, Dhaka and Permanent Member of Chittagong Club Limited. He is also the Associate Member of Chittagong Chamber Of Commerce & Industry. He is a philanthropist and does a lot of charity to variety of organizations. He is the founder of Aslam Sriti foundation at Noapara Chittagong. He is working in the field of education and holds very key post in many institutions. He is the founder member of Noapara Muslim High School and Executive member of Noapara University College. He has been working for the upliftment of the downtrodden at his village Noapara Chittagong. With his brilliance and prudence, he has been contributing in SBL to reach its vision through providing best banking services.

Job Titles:

• Head of Legal
• Member of the Management Committee
• VP & Head of Treasury

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• EVP & CITO
• EVP & Head of SAM

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• EVP & Head of Corporate Business Division
• EVP & Regional Manager, Chattogram

Job Titles:

• Head of Legal
• Member of the Management Committee
• VP & DCAMLCO

Job Titles:

• Fellow
• Member of the Management Committee
• Banker

Mr. Md. Touhidul Alam Khan, a dynamic banker with 28 years of proven track record in banking, joined Standard Bank Limited as Additional Managing Director on 24 November 2020. Prior to joining SBL, he was the Deputy Managing Director of Prime Bank Limited. Notredamian Mr. Khan did his Master in Finance from the University of Dhaka and started his career with Agrani Bank Limited as Senior Officer in 1993. Throughout his illustrious banking career, Mr. Touhidul Alam has worked in Bank Asia, Modhumoti Bank, and Prime Bank & held senior management positions in different capacities like Chief Business Officer (CBO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO), Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO), etc. As a Master of Syndication Loans in Bangladesh, he has led the first Shariah Based syndication deal and the biggest syndication term loan in the introductory period. Mr. Touhidul Alam is a Fellow Member of ICMAB, an Associate Fellow Member of IIBI, UK, a Certified Professional & Life Member of Basel ii Compliance Professionals Association of USA, and also a Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors-IIA Global-USA & Local Chapter- Bangladesh. He is the first Certified Sustainability Reporting Assurer (CSRA) in Bangladesh. He is a well-recognized contributor to the business magazine 'Asian Banking & Finance' And ‘The Asian Banker' in Singapore and has been nominated as Associate Editor of 'The Cost & Management', a journal of ICMAB two times. He is also the International Correspondent of Islamic Finance News (IFN), the world's leading Islamic finance news provider in Malaysia.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• Head of General Services Division
• VP & DCAMLCO

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• SEVP & Head of HRD

Alkona K. Choudhuri has recently joined Standard Bank Limited as Head of Human Resources Division and is also an esteemed member of Senior Management committee of the bank. She is a highly experienced & top notch HR professional with a demonstrated history of working with the banking and financial industry, health care industry, oil & gas industry. She has a proven track record of 22 years + working experience as Head of HR in different well reputed organizations in home & abroad. She has expertise in HR Analytics, strategic HR, organization Transformation, HR Metrics Management, Performance Management, Employee Relation and Collective Bargaining. She did her M.Sc from University of Dhaka. She is a seasoned human resources professional with a Chartered Human Resources Professional (CHRP) focused in Human Resources Management and Services from Rottman School of Management. She is also internationally recognized certified HR Auditor. She has Mercer CED Certification on Job Evaluation System.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Management Committee
• SEVP & Coordinator, Investment Risk Management and Regional Manager, Khulna

Ms. Haider Nurun Naher, an inspiring Banking personal with leadership qualities, has Sound ethical background & integrity for accomplishing excellence on opportunities in challenging circumstances. She holds a glorious banking career more than three decades. She joined at Standard Bank Limited on June 2000 as AVP. Ms. Haider Nurun Naher started her career at IFIC Bank Limited as Officer in 1986. During the period with IFIC Bank Limited, she has aggregated & uplifted her career with huge banking experience. She was offered to join to SBL as AVP in 2000 due to her huge banking knowledge, an excellent patron to entrepreneur & vast relationship with the major entrepreneur.