Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) at the bank’s board meeting held on Tuesday.
Mr Chowdhury, a renowned business leader of the country, joined the board of the bank in 1993, said a media release.
He is successfully running a business conglomerate with diverse interests in ship breaking and recycling, tea plantation and production, RMG industries, real estate, agency business and engineering services, container terminal and handling, commercial banking, insurance, shares and securities, said the release.