M Akhtar Hossain recently assumed the role of Additional Managing Director at EXIM Bank. Before this, he served in the same capacity at Shahjalal Islami Bank.

With an illustrious banking career spanning over 36 years, M Akhtar Hossain began his journey as a Senior Officer at Agrani Bank in 1988. He later joined Mercantile Bank as Assistant Vice President in 2002 and moved to Shahjalal Islami Bank as Vice President in 2005. Over the years, he has managed several key branches of Agrani Bank and Shahjalal Islami Bank and gained extensive expertise in diverse areas such as General Banking, Investments, Foreign Trade & Foreign Exchange, Treasury, Correspondent Banking, Marketing, Financial Crime Compliance, Offshore Banking, Foreign Remittance operations, and Chief Risk Officer.

M Akhtar Hossain is a highly accomplished academic with a Master's degree with honors in Accounting from Dhaka University. He also holds an MBA from the University of Hull, England, which he completed under the esteemed Bank of England scholarship. In addition to his formal education, he has further honed his professional skills through a range of significant training programs in various countries, including the USA, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, China, Singapore, and several other prominent nations.