Shahjalal Islami Bank holds risk-based supervision workshop for its board of directors
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC held a training workshop on risk-based supervision for members of its board of directors at the bank's corporate head office. The workshop, held on 28 September 2026, aimed to raise awareness and understanding of risk-based supervision among the directors.
The workshop, organised at the initiative of Bangladesh Bank, was titled Risk Based Supervision (RBS) Awareness Program for Board of Directors.
The speakers at the workshop were Mohammad Abdur Rab, director of Bangladesh Bank's Supervisory Policy and Coordination Department (SPCD), and Sirajum Munira, an additional director of the same department. They delivered special presentations on risk-based supervision.
The workshop was chaired by Engineer Md Touhidur Rahman, a director of the bank and chairman of its Risk Management Committee. The speakers gave guidance on the RBS framework, the role of the board, risk culture and board evaluation.
The bank's board vice-chairman, Fakir Akhtaruzzaman, attended the workshop. Directors present included Md Sanaullah Sahid, Abdul Barek, Akkas Uddin Mollah, Khandaker Shakib Ahmed, Md Mashiur Rahman Chamak and Abdul Hakim.
Independent directors Md Riazul Karim and Moallem A Chowdhury also took part. The bank's managing director, Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, was present as well.
The programme was conducted by M. M. Saiful Islam, the bank's deputy managing director and chief risk officer. Additional managing director Md Abdullah Al-Mamun, deputy managing director Md Jafor Sadek, SEVP and company secretary Md Abul Bashar, and SEVP and head of Internal Control and Compliance Mohammad Ashfaqul Hoque were among the other senior officials present.
The organisers expressed hope that such training programmes would play an important role in raising the board's awareness of risk-based supervision in the banking sector. They also said the programme would play a positive role in the bank's overall risk management.
