Selim Barkat joined HBL Bangladesh in August 2019. Prior to joining HBL, he spent 30 years with Citibank, N.A. in Bangladesh and USA working across Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions, Capital Markets and Risk Management.

During his tenure with Citibank, Selim worked as head of the Bermudan bank market, head of global not-for-profit business, portfolio manager for US technology, media and telecom sectors, US investment banks and broker dealers, and financial market infrastructures. His last role at Citibank New York was of Portfolio Banker and Senior Credit Officer covering North American insurance industry. Earlier he played a pivotal role in establishing the first branch of Citibank in Bangladesh.

Selim holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka.

​Nabil Mustafizur Rahman joined HBL Bangladesh in April 2024 as Country Chief Risk Officer. Nabil has over 31 years of experience across foreign and local banks, non-bank financial institutions and business conglomerates. Prior to joining HBL Bangladesh, he was with United Commercial Bank PLC as Additional Managing Director with responsibilities for Risk Management, Islamic Banking and Transaction Banking. Earlier he was with BRAC Bank PLC as Deputy Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer. During his career he also worked at HSBC, Credit Agricole Indosuez, ANZ Grindlays Bank, AB Bank, IPDC, Transbangla Group and Beximco Group in various leadership roles.

Nabil is a seasoned banking professional with demonstrated expertise in credit and business management in the Corporate, SME and Retail Banking segments. He also has experience in Islamic Banking and in executing complex project finance and structured finance deals.

Nabil holds an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka.

M. Latif Hasan joined HBL in is a seasoned banking professional with over 28 years of experience in the banking industry. Prior to joining HBL, he worked at Standard Bank Limited as the Deputy Managing Director & Chief Business Officer.

Hasan also held leadership positions at Eastern Bank Limited, Prime Bank Limited, and Citibank, N.A., where he gained valuable experience in Relationship and Business Management, Credit & Risk, Finance and Operations. During his 19-year tenure with Citibank, Hasan acted as head of risk, CFO and head of business for Chattogram region at different times. He possesses extensive experience and expertise in client coverage, credit & risk management, operations and finance.

Academically, Mr. Hasan completed his M.Com. and B.Com. from University of Dhaka and MBA from Victoria University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.

Parul Das joined HBL in June 2023 with 23 years of professional experience. She started her banking career with Bangladesh Bank and then moved to the private sector where she worked at City Bank, BRAC Bank, ONE Bank, BD Finance, Hoda Vasi Chowdhury & Co. Chartered Accountants & KPMG Bangladesh in senior positions in the areas of Financial Operation, Business Finance, Capital Management, Project Management, and various operational functions. Prior to joining HBL, she was CFO of ONE Bank.

Parul earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in business administration from University of Chittagong. She is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW).

Kazi joined HBL Bangladesh in May 2020. He has 20 years of experience with expertise in AML, Compliance, Branch Supervision and Central Operations. He started his banking career with Standard Chartered Bank in 2001. He later moved to ICB Islamic Bank in 2009 as Head of Central Operations. Prior to joining HBL, he worked at Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh for 4 years where he last held the position of VP & Country AMLCO.

Kazi holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Jahangirnagar University. He is also a ‘Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist’ (CAMS).

Fazlul Qader joined HBL Bangladesh in February 2022. Starting his banking career at Eastern Bank PLC, he spent 18 years in increasingly senior positions across Treasury, Market Risk Management, Financial Institutions and Offshore Banking. He also held the position of Head of International Business and OBU where he had oversight of Correspondent Banking, FI relationships, Hong Kong Subsidiary and a US$ 500 million Offshore Banking Unit. Fazlul was a member of the Extended Management Team (EMT) of Eastern Bank and a regular in-house trainer in Treasury areas.

Fazlul Qader earned his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Dhaka.

Sakhawat joined HBL Bangladesh in November 2020. He has over 21 years of experience in managing operations of offshore banking, funds transfer, cash management, treasury and trade operations, and information technology at local and multinational banks. Prior to joining HBL, he worked at Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh for over 14 years where he was the Head of Cash Management Operations in his last role.

Sakhawat holds a Master in Bank Management degree from the Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) and Master of Science in Mathematics from the University of Dhaka.

Mohammad Fayaz Moula joined HBL in December 2019. Fayaz has over 23 years of experience in Corporate & Investment Banking, Project Finance, Debt Capital Markets, Loan Syndication, Transaction Banking and Product Sales. He started his banking career with Standard Chartered Bank in 1998 and moved to Citibank, N.A., Bangladesh in 2000. Prior to joining HBL, he held the position of Head - Public Sector & Senior Coverage for Top Tier Local Corporate clients at Citibank. Fayaz was Citibank’s Team Member for advising Bangladesh Government in obtaining Moody’s Sovereign Rating.

Fayaz holds Bachelor of Science degree (Honors) from Aligarh Muslim University, India.

Shahabuddin Ahmed joined HBL Bangladesh in December 2009 as Risk Manager. Shahab has over 21 years of experience in the area of Risk Management. Prior to joining HBL, he worked at The City Bank Limited, Bangladesh.

Shahabuddin received his BBA and MBA degrees from Jahangirnagar University. He also completed BIBM-Frankfurt School Joint Certification Program for Certified Expert in Risk Management.