Sabbir Hossain joins Bank Asia as AMD & COO

Md. Sabbir Hossain, a seasoned banker with extensive banking experience, has joined Bank Asia PLC as Additional Managing Director (AMD) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective 01 January 2026.

Mr. Hossain brings with him more than three decades of successful banking experience, particularly in the areas of technology, operations, digital transformation, and process re-engineering, according to a press release.

He started his glorious career at ANZ Grindlays Bank in 1994. Then he joined at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB).

During his journey with ANZ & SCB, he held several key leadership positions, including Head of Banking Operations, Branch Operations, Personal Banking, Proximity Banking, Country Technology, Operational Risk & Service Quality, and later served as Head of Corporate, Institutional and Commercial Banking Operations.

Subsequently, Mr. Hossain worked as Country Head, Operations & Technology at Citibank N.A., and later as Chief Operations Officer at MetLife Bangladesh. Prior to joining Bank Asia, he served as Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of BRAC Bank PLC, where he joined in September 2019.

At BRAC Bank, he demonstrated strong leadership in Information Technology, Operations, Sustainable Finance, Digital Transformation, and Process Re-engineering initiatives.

Md. Sabbir Hossain is a graduate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and holds an MBA from North South University.

He attended executive education of MIT, USA on “Social Program Evaluation” and holds Executive Certificates from Harvard Kennedy School on “Economic Development” and “Public Policy”.

He takes keen interest in inclusive development and environmental good.