Desk Report
Published: 14 Jan 2021, 01:28 pm
Mr. Arastoo Khan has assumed the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Impress Capital Limited (ICL).
Mr. Khan, who heads the ICL team, is also the Chair of the Advisory Board for Build Bangladesh under Impress Group. Mr. Khan belonged to Bangladesh Civil Service 1982 batch. Before assuming his current roles, Mr. Khan was a Member of Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, and Secretary to the Government. He was Chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited, and also Acting Chairman of Agrani Bank Limited. He served for 5 years as Additional Secretary at the Economic Relations Division (ERD), under the Ministry of Finance.
He spent around 10 years at Finance Division, serving as the Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary. He was responsible for formulating the National Budget of Bangladesh for over 8 years and was responsible for all International Development Association (IDA) credit support to Bangladesh along with major interventions in water, power, education, and local government sectors.