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Md Shahjahan Chowdhury, on promotion, joined Bangldesh Krishi Bank as General Manager recently. Prior to this assignment, he was the Deputy General Manager of Sonali Bank Limited.

He started his banking career as Class-1 Probationary Officer of Sonali Bank in 1977. During his chequered banking career in Sonali Bank he worked as Manager in different branches, as DGM of corporate branches like Dhaka Cantonment, Wage Earners', Shilpa Bhaban, Local Office etc, as Regional Manager at Natore, Chandpur and Pabna.

Md Shahjahan Chowdhury received his BA (Hons) and MA degrees as first batch student of International Relations Department of Dhaka University and also obtained Banking Diploma from IBB. He underwent various advanced training and received different awards for his outstanding performances on banking. He visited USA, UK, France, Canada, India, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Qatar for professional and personal reasons. He is also associated with different socio-cultural organizations. Born in Narayanganj district, Shahjahan Chowdhury is blessed with one son.