Bank Asia reappoints Arfan as MD

Md Arfan Ali has been reappointed as president and managing director of Bank Asia for a second term.

Ali started his career with Arab Bangladesh Bank as a probationary officer in 1991.

He joined Bank Asia in 1999 and acted as a key team player in the acquisition of the operations of two foreign banks in Bangladesh – the Bank of Nova Scotia and Muslim Commercial Bank of Pakistan.

Ali pioneered and championed agent banking operations in Bangladesh with a view to serving unbanked and underserved population by providing banking and financial services.

He is the chairperson of the SWIFT Members and Users Group of Bangladesh and secretary general of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh.