Mashrur Arefin elected ABB chairman for 2026–27 term
Mashrur Arefin, managing director and chief executive officer of City Bank PLC, has been elected chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), the apex body of the country's commercial bank executives. Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director and chief executive officer of Trust Bank PLC, has been elected secretary general.
The newly elected committee will serve a two-year term for 2026–27. The leadership team was elected at ABB's 28th annual general meeting, held recently.
The three vice-chairmen of the committee are Hassan O Rashid, managing director and chief executive officer of Prime Bank PLC; Mohammad Ali, managing director and chief executive officer of Pubali Bank PLC; and Mohammad Mamdudur Rashid, managing director and chief executive officer of United Commercial Bank PLC.
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Tarek Reaz Khan, managing director and chief executive officer of NRB Bank PLC, has been elected treasurer, while Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed, managing director and chief executive officer of Jamuna Bank PLC, has been elected joint secretary.
In addition to the office bearers, the AGM elected 12 managing directors and chief executive officers of banks as members of ABB's board of governors.
The newly elected chairman, Mashrur Arefin, is a professional banker with 31 years of experience. He has been serving as managing director and chief executive officer of City Bank for the past seven years and previously served as ABB's interim chairman for seven months. He also serves as chairperson of the SWIFT Members & Users Group in Bangladesh.
The newly elected secretary general, Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, began his banking career in 1986 at AB Bank Limited. He later joined Eastern Bank Limited in 1998 and has been serving as managing director and chief executive officer of Trust Bank since July 2024.
