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Monday | November 02, 2026 | Dhaka
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Yeahia Mirza elected PRAB president, Nazrul Islam as GS

 Business Desk
 Published: 12:02 AM, 02 November 2026

Yeahia Mirza, head of public relations and media at City Bank PLC, has been elected president of the Public Relations Association of Banks (PRAB), an organisation of public relations professionals working in the country’s banking sector, for a two-year term (2026-2028).

Nazrul Islam, head of public affairs and brand communication at Dutch-Bangla Bank, has been elected general secretary.

The new leadership was announced on Friday at a get-together organised by Daily Bonik Barta at a hotel in Gulshan, Dhaka, according to a press release.

Founded in 2011 by professionals working in the branding and communication departments of the country’s banks, PRAB is governed by a 33-member executive committee, which serves a two-year term.

Heads of public relations and branding departments of leading commercial banks, along with senior public relations officials of Bangladesh Bank, serve in various positions on the committee.

Moniruzzaman Tipu, founding general secretary of PRAB, announced the names of the new leaders.

PRAB founding president Ataur Rahman, outgoing president Shamsuddoha Shimu and outgoing general secretary Jalal Ahmed Swapan, along with senior members of the organisation, were also present.