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Mr. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood becomes Managing Director of Standard Bank Ltd.

Mr. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, a prominent banker with 28 years of proven experience in banking both in Bangladesh and abroad, has been appointed as Managing Director & CEO of Standard Bank Limited. A prudent banker by virtue of possessing diverse knowledge, deep insight into the financial sector, Mr. Rashed completed his MBA in Finance from IBA of University of Dhaka and started his career with AMERICAN EXPRESS BANK as a Management Trainee in 1992. Prior joining SBL, he was the Managing Director of NRBC Bank Limited and also worked as the Managing Director & City Country Officer of Citibank N. A. Bangladesh. Throughout his illustrious banking career, Mr. Rashed has held senior management positions in different capacities in Corporate Banking Group and Financial Institutions Group Head at Citibank N. A. For his charismatic leadership and quality, he became the Director & Head of Global Transaction of the same bank in Bangladesh. Then he became Managing Director of Citibank N. A. Jakarta office, Indonesia. In 2011, Mr Rashed had been appointed as Managing Director & Citi Country Officer of the Citibank, Bangladesh. He was also an Advisor to the Board of Directors of MIDAS Finance Ltd., Dhaka, Bangladesh. His imaginative sense, all round knowledge, inspiring leadership and innovative ideas led him to continuous and sustainable growth in every organizations he worked for. Mr. Rashed passed SSC from Saint Joseph High School, Dhaka in 1983 and HSC from Notre Dame College in 1985. Then he completed his B.Com from Dhaka University. During his long career, Mr. Rashed attended innumerable seminars, workshops and training programs both at home and abroad. Mr. Rashed is happily married and blessed with two daughters.