Premier Bank Limited (PBL) has appointed M Shahidul Islam as its consultant, a press release said Tuesday.
M Shahidul Islam is a veteran banker with over 39 years of diverse banking experience. Prior to joining Premier Bank Ltd, he served as MD and CEO of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL).
M Shahidul Islam previously worked as AMD & chief business officer of SJIBL and AMD & chief business officer of United Commercial Bank Limited.
A post graduate in management from Chittagong University, he started his banking career with National Bank Limited as probationary officer in 1984. After that he joined at Prime Bank Limited in 1997 then he joined United Commercial Bank Limited in the year 2008 and elevated to the rank of AMD on 01st March 2011 of the Bank.
He has been honored with the prestigious “Islamic Finance Personality of 2020” award conferred by renowned UK-based financial think-tank Cambridge IFA. This Award recognizes achievements and efforts exhibited by institutions and individuals to promote and sustain the Islamic finance industry in the local and global sphere.