Dhaka, July 23 -- Professor Dr. M Zubaidur Rahman has been elected the Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. He was elected Chairman at a board meeting of the bank held today 23 July 2025, Wednesday.

Earlier, he has been serving as the independent director of the bank. He started his career as a lecturer, Department of Finance in Dhaka University back in 1975, according to a press release.

Then he obtained his Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Manchester, UK. Later he held various academic positions internationally i.e Professor at State University of New York, visiting Professor at the University of Bocconi, Italy, visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA and the Moscow State University, Russia.

He...