Md Sawkatul Alam takes over as Administrator of Exim Bank

As part of the ongoing merger process involving five banks, Bangladesh Bank’s Executive Director Md. Sawkatul Alam formally took over as the Administrator of EXIM Bank on November 5, 2025.

He obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, and later earned a professional master’s degree from the Department of Economics of the same university, according to a media release. 

Beginning his career as an Assistant Director at Bangladesh Bank in 1996, Md. Sawkatul Alam has built a distinguished career spanning 28 years in the central bank. During this time, he served in key positions at Bangladesh Bank’s Barishal and Rajshahi offices, as well as at the Department of Offsite Supervision, BFIU, Banking Inspection Division, and also as a member of the Board of Directors of BMDF.

As part of his professional duties, he participated in various meetings, seminars and training workshops held in the United Kingdom, France, Austria, South Korea, Thailand, India, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and Nepal.