New faces in Rakub top brass

L-R: M Shah Nawaz Ali and Pradip Kumar Dutta Star Business Desk

Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (Rakub) has appointed M Shah Nawaz Ali as its chairman on Thursday, Rakub said in a statement yesterday.

The bank has also chosen Pradip Kumar Dutta as managing director on July 18.

After completing masters in management from Rajshahi University in 1974, Ali joined the university in 1976 as lecturer.

He was elected dean of business studies department with the same university for two times.

Pradip Kumar Dutta was the deputy managing director of Sonali Bank prior to the new appointment in Rakub. A post-graduate of Dhaka University, he started his career with Sonali Bank in 1977 as senior officer.

He joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank as general manager in 2003 and Sonali Bank in 2005 in the same post.