Business Report :
Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhuryhas been elected as Chairman of Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of NRB Bank PLC.
Md. Quamrul Islam Chowdhury has recently been elected Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of NRB Bank PLC at a meeting of the Board of Directors.
Chowdhury is a highly respected and accomplished banker with over four decades of experience in the banking and financial services sector in Bangladesh. He served as the Managing Director and CEO of Mercantile Bank PLC from February 2019 to November 2024, where he led the bank through significant operational and strategic milestones. Prior to becoming CEO, he held various key leadership positions in the bank including Additional Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, Zonal Head of Chattogram Region, and Head of the Main Branch in Dhaka, says a press release.
Chowdhury began his banking career in 1984 as a Probationary Officer at National Bank Limited. He later served as SAVP and Head of Jubilee Road Branch at National Credit & Commerce Bank Limited from 1994 to 2001.
In 2001, he joined Mercantile Bank PLC and played a pivotal role in the expansion of the bank’s regional and operational footprint.