BDBL gets new chair

Shamima Nargis recently became chairman of the board of directors of the state-owned Bangladesh Development Bank Ltd.

Nargis, former senior secretary to the government, has been appointed through a notification from the financial institutions division of the finance ministry, according to a press release. She served as a member of the Planning Commission before retiring in October last year.

Nargis held various positions in the public administration ministry, finance department, women and children affairs ministry, local government department and economic relations department during her long cadre service career.

Nargis joined Bangladesh Civil Service in 1988. She obtained honours and master's degrees in English literature from the University of Dhaka.

She studied at the University of Minnesota in the US under the Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship.