ABB’s AGM held; Mashrur Arefin elected Chairman and Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury Secretary General

Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director & CEO of City Bank PLC, has been elected Chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), the apex body of the country’s commercial bank executives.

Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Trust Bank PLC, has been elected Secretary General, according to a media release. 

The newly elected committee will serve a two-year term for 2026–2027. The leadership team was elected at ABB’s 28th Annual General Meeting, held recently.

The three Vice Chairmen of the committee are: Hassan O. Rashid, Managing Director & CEO, Prime Bank PLC; Mohammad Ali, Managing Director & CEO, Pubali Bank PLC; and Mohammad Mamdudur Rashid, Managing Director & CEO, United Commercial Bank PLC.

Tarek Reaz Khan, Managing Director & CEO of NRB Bank PLC has been elected Treasurer, while Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed, Managing Director & CEO of Jamuna Bank PLC has been elected Joint Secretary.

In addition to the office bearers mentioned above, the AGM also elected 12 bank Managing Directors and CEOs as members of ABB’s Board of Governors.

The newly elected Chairman, Mashrur Arefin, is a professional banker with 31 years of experience. He has been serving as Managing Director & CEO of City Bank PLC for the past seven years and previously served as ABB’s interim Chairman for last seven months. He also serves as the Chairperson of the SWIFT Members & Users Group in Bangladesh (SMUGB).

The newly elected Secretary General, Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, began his banking career in 1986 at AB Bank Limited.

He later joined Eastern Bank Limited in 1998 and has been serving as Managing Director & CEO of Trust Bank PLC since July 2024, the release adds.