Dhaka: Newly appointed Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited Md Abdul Hamid Miah has taken the charge.

Bangladesh Bank approved his appointment following his nomination by the Board of Directors of the bank in a meeting held at a city hotel on January 5.

Earlier, Abdul Hamid served Union Bank, Rupali Bank and Shilpa Bank (now Bangladesh Development Bank) as Managing Director. He started his career as a research officer at the Nutrition and Food Science Institute of Dhaka University in 1976.

Later, he worked at Bangladesh Bank, Bangladesh Tea Board, Bangladesh Krishi Bank, Sonali Bank and Agrani Bank in different capacities. He obtained Master’s degree in Economics from Rajshahi University and MSc in Development Economics from Bradford University, UK.