EBL gets new chairman

Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury

Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury has recently been elected as the chairman of Eastern Bank, the bank said in a statement.

He joined the board of the bank in 1993, according to the statement.

Chowdhury is running a business conglomerate with diverse interests in ship breaking and recycling, tea plantation and production, RMG industries, real estate, agency business and engineering services, container terminal and handling, commercial banking, insurance, shares and securities.