Shawkat Ali becomes Krishi Bank MD

Eminent banker Md Shawkat Ali Khan joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) as Managing Director (MD) on Wednesday.

Before joining the BKB, he served as the Deputy Managing Director at Rupali Bank Limited and he successfully served in Admin and HR, Industrial Credit, General Credit and SME, Agri, Rural Credit and Micro Credit, Foreign Trade Finance and International, Home Loan, Anti Money Laundering, Establishment and Welfare, ICT and Law Divisions, said a press statement.

He also served as the bank’s CAMLCO, CFO and CRO. Shawkat Ali Khan received an appreciation letter in recognition of his work for playing an important role in formulating the policy of Home Loans for the government employees of the Finance Ministry.

During his career, he took part in different banking-related training, seminar and symposium held at home and abroad. He holds BSc (Honors) and MSc degrees in Chemistry from Jahangirnagar University and completed an MBA degree in Banking from the University of Dhaka. Md Shawkat Ali Khan was born into a noble Muslim family at Taktarchala village of Shakhipur upazila in Tangail district.