M Akhtar Hossain has recently joined Exim Bank as additional managing director. Before this, he was in the same position at Shahjalal Islami Bank.
With an illustrious banking career spanning over 36 years, M Akhtar Hossain began his journey as a senior officer at Agrani Bank in 1988.
He later joined Mercantile Bank as assistant vice president in 2002 and moved to Shahjalal Islami Bank as vice president in 2005.
Over the years, he has managed several key branches of Agrani Bank and Shahjalal Islami Bank and gained extensive expertise in diverse areas such as general banking, investments, foreign trade, foreign exchange, treasury, correspondent banking, marketing, financial crime compliance, offshore banking, foreign remittance operations and chief risk officer.
M Akhtar Hossain, an accomplished academic, holds a Master's degree with honours in Accounting from Dhaka University.
He also earned an MBA from the University of Hull, England, under a prestigious Bank of England scholarship.
Furthermore, he has enriched his professional capabilities by participating in various significant training programs in both at home and abroad, including US, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, China, Singapore and some more prominent countries.
