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Industry Association Watch
Source: BDPolicyLab Watch record and cited public sourcesAs of 2026-07-05
The Bangladesh Association of Banks is focused on restoring financial stability through government-led recapitalization and the aggressive legal recovery of misappropriated assets from willful defaulters.
BAB elected Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury and Sharif Zahir as new vice chairmen.
BAB delegation met with the Bangladesh Bank Governor to oppose provisions of the Bank Resolution Act.
BAB requested the central bank to relax eligibility criteria for refinance schemes.
BAB welcomed the FY2026-27 budget while demanding asset recovery and accountability for misappropriated funds.
BAB Chairman Abdul Hai Sarker advocated for a reduction in the number of banks to improve efficiency.
BAB uses 'Chairman' rather than 'President'; recorded in current_president field. Abdul Hai Sarker was elected 9 Sept 2024 'for the remaining period of the current term (till 28 Feb 2025)' but remains listed as chairman on the official executive-committee page as of verification, so recorded as current. Vice-chairmen on official page: Romo Rouf Chowdhury (Bank Asia), Monzurur Rahman (Pubali Bank), Mohammad Abdul Mannan (First Security Islami Bank). Member count not recorded (only a stale 2018 figure of 38 banks found).
Source: 4 primary source linksAs of 2026-07-05