SK Sur Chowdhury receives top banker award at function in Dhaka on June 10, 2017. Photo: BVF
Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – SK Sur Chowdhury, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB), has been awarded Kabi Nazrul Smriti Pathak -2017 as a top banker by a non-governmental organization, Banglavision Foundation recently.
Mr. Sur Chowdhury received the award at a function held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital Dhaka on Saturday.
He entered into the financial sector as a career banker completing his graduation in English language and literature with honours which was followed by MA in the same subject from the Rajshahi University.
He also secured MBA in Finance and Accounting. He is a Diplomaed Associate of Institute of Bankers Bangladesh (DAIBB) and awarded with Bangladesh Bank Gold Medal for achieving the first position in the Banking Diploma examination.
Mr. Chowdhury is a deputy governor in the line of his long career which was started as an Assistant Director in the apex bank. As the second person of the central bank of Bangladesh he has been playing a pivotal role to strengthen the rosining financial sector of Bangladesh.
Earlier he was awarded with Gandhi Peace Award 2014, Atish Dipankar Gold Medal 2015, Mother Teresa Memorial Award 2015, ICM Award 2016 as appreciation for his contribution in the financial sector.
The Banglavision foundation (BVF) is a government registered non-profit social organization in Bangladesh with branches in different districts and upzilas for sustainable development of Bangladesh.
The BVF publishes two research journals both online and offline under BVF with various research related updates and information.
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