Board of Directors

Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, OSP, BSP, SUP, BGBM, ndc, psc, MPhil is Chairman of Shimanto Bank PLC. He is the 6th Chairman of Shimanto Bank PLC. and the 25th Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh.

Major General Ashraf joined Bangladesh Military Academy with 27th BMA Long course on 08 January 1991 and was commissioned on 20 December 1992 in the Corps of Artillery of the Bangladesh Army. He has attended number of training courses both at home and abroad. To mention a few, he is a Graduate of School of Artillery; Fort Sill, USA; Defence Services Command and Staff College, Mirpur, Dhaka; Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India and National Defence College, New Delhi, India. He holds a Bachelor degree from Chattrogram University and four master degrees from home and abroad (MDS from National University, MSC and MPhil from Madras University, India and MBA from Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Major General Ashraf served in numerous command, staff and instructional appointments both at home and abroad. He commanded one Artillery Regiment, two Artillery Brigades, served as Director of Internal Affairs Bureau in Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and as Director Military Training in Army Headquarters. He has also served as an Instructor in Bangladesh Military Academy, Staff Officer Grade three of an Infantry Division, Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade and Colonel Staff of an Infantry Division.

Major General Ashraf has participated in United Nations Missions in United Nations Mission in Ethiopia (UNMEE) and United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). He also served as Force Generation Officer in the United Nations Secretariat (UNDPKO) in New York, USA. He is a widely travelled person and visited number of countries. His professional endeavor and strategic vision throughout the career make him the ideal person to lead Shimanto Bank PLC. into it’s next chapter of growth and innovation.

Brig Gen Imtaj Uddin, ndc, psc is appointed as Additional Director General (HQ) on 18 September 2025. He is Member of Board of Directors and Chairman of Risk Management Committee of Shimanto Bank PLC.

Brig Gen Imtaj joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 10 July 1992 and was commissioned on 17 June 1994 in the Corps of Infantry. He has attended several professional courses both at home and abroad. He has completed Staff Course (psc) from DSCSC, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has completed National Defence Course (ndc) from National Defence College, Bangladesh. He obtained Bachelor Degree from National University. He obtained MSC (Military Studies) from DSCSC Under National University and Master of Social Science in Security and Development Studies from Bangladesh University of Professional (BUP).

Brigadier General Imtaj Uddin, ndc, psc has a variety of experience as Staff, instructor and Command in Bangladesh Army both in home and UN environment and Border Guard Bangladesh. He participated in the United Nations Peace Keeping Missions in Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic. He is interested in travelling and reading books in his leisure time. He is happily married with Talat Zabeen (Zabeen) and blessed with one son and one daughter.

Brig Gen Md Sohrab Hossain Bhuiyan, BGBM, PBGM, ndc, psc, G+ is Additional Director General (GS) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He is Member of Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Shimanto Bank PLC.

Brig Gen Sohrab was born on 01 July 1973 in the District of Cumilla, Bangladesh. He Joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 05 January 1993. He has attended several professional courses both at home and abroad. He is a graduate of BMA, Bhatiary, CTG. He has complete NDC-2020 course from National Defence College, Mirpur, Dhaka. He has completed psc course from Mirpur Staff College. He also obtained MSAG from Bangladesh University of Professionals.

Brig Gen Md Sohrab has a verity of experience as Staff, QM, GSO-2, 2IC, GSO-1 & Commander in Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh. He Participated in the United Nations Peace Keeping Missions in UNOMIG (UN MSN), Georgia (Ex Soviet).

Brig Gen Md Sohrab is a widely travelled person. He travelled China, Georgia, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA (Hawaii) and many other Countries. He is interested in reading books and listening music in his leisure time. He is a keen golfer. He is happily married with Samia Afroz and has two sons named Md Mehrab Hossain Bhuiyan Saameer and Md Mansib Hossain Bhuiyan Saakeer.

Brig Gen Abul Hasnat Md Shahriar Iqbal, BGBM is appointed as Director, Shimanto Bank PLC on 11th March 2026. He is Additional Director General (Administration) at BGB Headquarters, Dhaka since 08 July 2025.

Brig Gen Shahriar Joined Bangladesh Military Academy on 05 July 1994 and was commissioned in the corps of Infantry on 07 June 1996. He attended a good number of courses both at home and abroad.

Brig Gen Shahriar has got unique verity of experience as staff, instructor and Commander in Bangladesh Army, Border Guard Bangladesh and special Intervention Force. Beside serving in infantry regiments he also served as Company Commander at Special Intervention force, as instructor at NCOs’ Academy, Weapon Training Officer at Bangladesh Military Academy, Weapon instructor at School of Infantry and Tactics and General Staff Officer – 1 at Defense Services Command & Staff college. He completed United Nations Mission in Ivory Coast and South Sudan. He commanded 8 East Regiment in the Army. He also commanded Cumilla and Bandarban sector in BGB. He served as Deputy Region Commander at cox’s Bazar and Station Commander at Ramu Garrison. He served as Region Commander, Chattogram before assuming his present appointment.

Brigadier General is a widely traveled personality. He visited United Kingdom, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Uganda, South Sudan, Tanzania, India, Thailand, Srilanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Mongolia, Liberia, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Combodia. He is happily married and blessed with one son & one daughter.

Brig Gen Mohammad Shariful Islam, BGBM, psc is Bureau Chief of Border Security Bureau (BSB) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

He has attended several professional courses both at home and abroad. He is a graduate of BMA, Bhatiary, CTG. He is gradute from Mirpur Staff College.

Brig Gen Sharif has a verity of experience as Staff, Instructor and Commander in Bangladesh Army, Border Gurad Bangladesh, e-Passport and Automated Border Control Management Project and DGFI. He Participated in the United Nations Peace Keeping Missions in Sierra Leone & Mali.

Brig Gen Sharif is a widely travelled person. He travelled Italy, UAE, USA, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Singapore and many other Countries. He is interested in reading and listening music in his leisure time. He is happily married with Rokaiya Mustafa and has one daughter named Wasfia Sharif.

Col Mohammad Nazrul Islam, BGBM, BGBMS, psc is Deputy Director General (Communication) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He began his military journey with 44 BMA Long Course on 30 June 1999 and was commissioned in the Corps of Signals on 17 June 2001. Over the years, he has completed various professional trainings and courses both at home and abroad.

Col Nazrul is an alumnus of the Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Mirpur and the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Jahangirnagar University. In addition, he holds a BSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Southeast University and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Cyber Security.

Col Nazrul has held a wide range of appointments as staff officer, instructor, and commander in both Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh. Under the banner of the United Nations, he has participated in peacekeeping missions in Liberia, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Col Nazrul is well-travelled and enjoys exploring new places and listening to music. He is happily married and blessed with a son.

Mr. Ahmed Kamal Khan Chowdhury has been appointed as Independent Director of Shimanto Bank PLC. He has over 34 years of banking experience in the field of Finance, General Banking, Risk Management, Treasury and Compliance, Global business. He became Managing Director of Prime Bank Limited on 14th December 2014. Before taking over the charge as Managing Director, he was Deputy Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of the same bank. He held important management position viz. Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Head of Credit Committee, CAMLCO (Chief Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officer), Head of Finance and Head of Branch in International, Specialized and Private Commercial Banks operating in Bangladesh. Over the time he developed strong professional skills in multitasking environment and is a believer in process development. He was always the core team member of the process development to bring more transparency and smooth workflow.

Mr. Chowdhury was a member of the Executive Committees of Association of Bankers of Bangladesh and Primary Dealers Association of Bangladesh. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Prime Bank Investment Limited, Prime Bank Securities Limited PBL Exchange (UK) Limited, PBL Exchange Co. PTE Ltd, Singapore, PBL Finance (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Mr. Chowdhury was Independent Director of Prime Finance and Investment Limited (PFIL). He was Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Executive Committee of PFIL. He worked as Advisor to Prime Bank Investment Limited from 2nd April 2018 to 1st April 2020. He is presently working as Group Advisor of Software Shop Limited. He is also the Chairman of Redshift Trading & Consulting Limited.

Mr. Chowdhury obtained Master’s in Economics from the University of Dhaka and MBA in Finance from Stamford University Dhaka. He attended various trainings, workshops and seminars at home and abroad on different aspects of banking. He is an Ex-cadet of Faujdarhat Cadet College and member of Old Faujian Association and Cadet College Club Limited. Mr. Chowdhury is member of Bangladesh Economic Association. He is an active Rotarian and a Paul Harris Fellow.

Mr. Shirin has retired recently serving Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) as Managing Director & CEO for more than 9 years. He joined DBBL as EVP in 2003 and contributed towards automation of the bank. Under his leadership, the Bank has set up the largest ATM/POS network, Cards, Mobile Apps, MFS and Agent Banking systems. During his tenure as MD & CEO, he made all the operations of the bank centralised and paperless, and improved the deposit and credit portfolio in terms of amount and quality. Before joining DBBL, Mr. Shirin was the Deputy General Manager and Head of IT of BASIC Bank. He started career in 1984 joining as Assistant Engineer / Computer Programmer at Bangladesh Sugar & Food Industries Corporation. Mr. Shirin obtained his Master of Computer Science and Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Bachelor / Master from Bangladesh Agricultural University and Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. Mr. Shirin is the writer of three books on technology.

Mr. Shahwar Jamal Nizam was born into one of the most distinguished families of Chittagong.

Mr. Nizam completed his SSC and HSC from the prestigious Faujdarhat Cadet College. He earned his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B. in Corporate and Commercial Law) from the University of Sheffield, UK in 1999, followed by the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law, London. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2000 from the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. In 2001, he obtained his Master of Laws (LL.M. in International Finance and Banking Law) from Queen Mary College, University of London.

Mr. Nizam began his legal career in London in 2001 as a Pupil Barrister at Erskine Chambers, Lincoln’s Inn, the top company law chamber in the UK, where he advised on regulatory compliance, corporate insolvency and restructuring, company law, and appeared before the House of Lords, Court of Appeal, and the Chancery Division of the High Court of England and Wales. Returning to Bangladesh in 2002, he joined Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed & Associates and worked as a junior to Dr Syed Refat Ahmed, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh and also Mr. Asaduzzaman, the current Law Minister of Bangladesh.

He was hired as Legal & Compliance Manager at Citibank N.A., Dhaka Branch in 2004, where he assisted in establishing the bank’s legal and compliance department. During this time, he worked extensively with Bangladesh Bank as a resource person to sit in the sub-committee for the roll out of the first round of anti-money laundering related trainings in Bangladesh.

Mr. Nizam moved to Singapore in 2007 and worked there until end of 2011 in large international firms like Ashrust and Duane Morriss focusing on cross-border corporate M&A, restructuring, corporate finance (IPOs, rights issues, placements, medium-term notes, convertible bonds), banking and asset finance, and arbitration at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and London Maritime Arbitrators Association. Realizing that there is tremendous potential to utilize his experience for the economic development of Bangladesh, he moved back to Bangladesh at the end of 2011 and affiliated himself with a regional law firm called DFDL and established its Bangladesh office, DFDL Bangladesh. As the head of DFDL Bangladesh, he had the opportunity to provide legal advice and assistance for the development and financing of most of the significant power, energy, infrastructure and PPP projects implemented over the last decade in Bangladesh. Some of the notable projects include the financing of the only two LNG terminals of the country, financing of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, advising foreign and local lenders for financing of over 20 power projects in various parts of the country and foreign sponsors of multiple renewable and nonrenewable power projects. Mr. Nizam has also advised various foreign investors with their investments in Bangladesh. Some of the notable transactions include the USD 1.5 Billion worth acquisition of the tobacco business of Akij group by Japan Tobacco International, the investment by Softbank in Bkash, the investments made by IFC in The City Bank Plc and Chaldal among others. He has been advising a number of banks and financial institutions in Bangladesh on legal and regulatory issues. He assisted one of the largest private sector banks in setting up the first ever Special Asset Recovery team and helped in preparing the policies and practices. He assisted The City Bank in receiving investment from IFC. He also advised boards of different private sector banks on different shareholder and legal issues.

Mr. Nizam is a member of the Dhaka Bar Association, the Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, UK. He is a permanent member of the Cadet College Club, a third-generation member of the Chittagong Club and also the Bhatiyari Golf and Country Club. He is also the Convenor of the Legal Affairs Sub-Committee of Chittagong Club. Mr. Nizam is also affiliated with Rotray International and served as the President of Rotary Club of Dhaka Mavericks.

He is married to Barrister Mahjabin Fatima Omar and is the proud father of two daughters. He is a travel enthusiast, having visited numerous countries across three continents, and enjoys cooking and reading during his leisure time.

Mr. Md. Nurul Azim joined Shimanto Bank PLC. as the Managing Director & CEO on 3rd February 2026. Before joining Shimanto Bank PLC., Mr. Md. Nurul Azim was the Managing Director of Islamic Finance and Investment PLC. Prior that he was the Additional Managing Director (AMD) and Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of SBAC Bank PLC.

Mr. Md. Nurul Azim has 25 years of deep and diverse experience in banking sector. He began his banking career in 2001 at The Premier Bank, then progressed through positions of increasing responsibility at Southeast Bank, National Bank and most recently SBAC Bank PLC. There, he served, as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Chief Business officer (CBO).

Over 25 years, he strengthened his expertise within various banking sector like Credit Division, Foreign Trade Division, General banking, Law and Recovery Division, Credit Administration, Audit, Financial Administration. Mr. Azim has been recognized as the best ‘Branch Manager’ several times during his service at National Bank and SBAC Bank PLC.

Academically, Mr. Azim is a Master’s degree holder from Rabindra Bharati University, West Bengal, India. Mr. Azim received training courses on Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, Green Banking and Green Financing, Environmental Risk Management, Branch Management, Financing Small and Medium Enterprises, Credit Management, Investment and Merchant Banking, Lending Risk Analysis, etc. from various reputed institutions of the country. Throughout his career, Mr. Azim has successfully participated in various seminar, training and workshop on economics and banking in Singapore, China, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. He also take classes at various institutions as an instructor on credit, foreign trade and various banking topics.

Mr. Azim hails from a respected Muslim family in Patuakhali district.