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Renowned banking professional and visionary leader Mr. Riad Mahmud Chowdhury has joined Standard Islamic Bank PLC. as the Managing Director. Prior to this Mr. Chowdhury served as Deputy Managing Director & Head of Corporate Banking at Eastern Bank. Mr. Chowdhury began his banking career in 2000 as a Senior Officer at IFIC Bank. Subsequently he worked at AB Bank before joining Eastern Bank in 2004. In his more than 26 years of illustrious career in banking, he has demonstrated remarkable success in managing large corporate portfolios and non-performing loan as well as developing specialized Islamic banking frameworks and implementing digital cross-border trade solutions. In recognition of his strategic vision, strong leadership, in-depth banking knowledge and innovative mindset, Mr. Chowdhury has consistently achieved significant success at every stage of his professional career. He obtained his B.Com & M.Com in Finance from the University of Dhaka and later completed his MBA in Finance from IBA of the same University. He also holds internationally recognized certification in Commercial Credit Analysis from Moody’s and Omega Corporation (UK). The Board of the bank is confident that, under Mr. Chowdhury’s dynamic leadership and modern banking vision, the Bank will achieve new milestones and strengthen its position as a leading Shari`ah-based financial institution in Bangladesh.

The 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Shari`ah based Standard Bank PLC. was held on Thursday, 14 August 2025 at Police Convention Hall, Eskaton Garden Road, Ramna, Dhaka. Mr. Mohammed Abdul Aziz, honorable Chairman of the Bank presided over the meeting. Vice Chairman A K M Abdul Alim, Director & Founder Vice Chairman Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury, Directors Mohammad Manjur Alam, Ashok Kumar Saha, Ferozur Rahman, S.A.M. Hossain, Al-haj Mohammed Shamsul Alam, Gulzar Ahmed, Md. Zahedul Hoque, Ferdous Ali Khan, Jhahedul Alam, Independent Director Golam Hafiz Ahmed, Chairman of the Shari`ah Supervisory Committee Dr. Muhammad Saifullah, Managing Director Md. Habibur Rahman, Chief Financial Officer Mohammad Salah Uddin, FCS, Observers from DSE and CSE Saidur Rahman Bhuiyan & Alamgir Kabir consecutively and a significant number of shareholders, guests, well-wishers and external auditor of the Bank participated in the meeting. Md. Mizanur Rahman, FCS, Company Secretary conducted the meeting.

413th Board Meeting of Shari`ah based bank, Standard Bank PLC. was held on 15 July 2025 at the bank’s Boardroom, Head Office, Dhaka. Honorable Chairman of the Board of Directors Mohammed Abdul Aziz presided over the meeting. It was attended by Vice Chairman A K M Abdul Alim, Director & Founder Vice Chairman Kamal Mostafa Chowdhury, Directors Ashok Kumar Saha, Ferozur Rahman, S.A.M. Hossain, Al-haj Mohammed Shamsul Alam, Gulzar Ahmed, Md. Zahedul Hoque, Ferdous Ali Khan, Ashit Kumar Saha, Jhahedul Alam and Independent Director Golam Hafiz Ahmed. Md. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO; Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Md. Mizanur Rahman, FCS, Company Secretary were also present in the meeting.