Abu Sayeed Md. Rowshanul Hoque has been promoted to Deputy Managing Director and joined Bangladesh Krishi Bank, the country’s largest specialised bank, under a notification issued by the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance on 8 October 2026. With more than 28 years of banking experience, Mr. Hoque has held a range of senior management positions. Before his promotion, he served as General Manager at Bangladesh Krishi Bank’s head office, overseeing the Administration Division, Planning and Operations Division, and International and Accounts Division. He also served as Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO). Mr. Hoque began his career in 1998 as a Senior Officer at Janata Bank. He subsequently served as an Assistant Director at Bangladesh Bank and held various positions at Prime Bank PLC and BASIC Bank PLC. During his 21 years at BASIC Bank, he served as Branch Manager, Principal of the Training Institute, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Innovation Officer, as well as Head of various head office divisions and Circle Head. Mr. Hoque completed his SSC and HSC at Barishal Cadet College with distinction. He earned his BSc (Honours) and MSc in Statistics from Jahangirnagar University. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Data Science and Machine Learning at the university’s Institute of Business Administration. He holds the DAIBB banking diploma from the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh, and the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. He has also completed training programmes and earned qualifications in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity at home and abroad. To broaden his knowledge of social banking, agricultural finance and small and medium enterprise development, Mr. Hoque has visited more than 15 countries, including the United Kingdom, several Schengen countries, South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore.