Ahsanul Alam has been elected as the chairman of Board of Directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL).
The decision to elect a chairman was taken at the 324th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank on Monday, said a media release signed by Nazrul Islam, senior vice president of the bank.
Ahsanul is the son of Saiful Alam, chairman of S Alam Group, which has controlled IBBL since 2017.
After completing Bachelor's degree from University of Bradford and Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom, he performed duty as chairman of the Board of Directors of Union Bank Limited.
Currently he is the chairman of Hasan Abasan (Pvt.) Limited, S Alam Group's flagship real estate company based in Chattogram, and managing director of a number of other companies.
He is also a director of SS Power-I Limited, the country's largest privately-owned thermal power plant located in Banshkhali. Ahsanul is a prominent businessman in the textile, garment and trading sectors.
He has already been conferred with the highest taxpayer from Chattogram award twice.
