Abul Hashem (banker)

Hashem was born on 31 January 1950 in Feni District, East Bengal, Pakistan.^[6] Hashem completed his master's degree in accounting from the University of Chittagong in 1971.^[6]

Hashem joined the University of Dhaka in the accounting department as a lecturer in 1974.^[6]

Hashem completed his doctorate in accounting at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in 1981.^[6]

Hashem became a professor at the University of Dhaka in 1992.^[6]

In 2010, Hashem was appointed a Director of Dhaka Stock Exchange.^[7]

In 2011, Hashem was appointed member of the University Grants Commission.^[8]

From 13 February 2017 to 12 February 2020, Hashem served as the Chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange.^[6] He had faced question over the appointment of Kazi Sanaul Hoq as the managing director of Dhaka Stock Exchange.^[9] Md Eunusur Rahman replaced him as chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange.^[10]

Hashem was appointed chairman of BASIC Bank Limited on 15 September 2020.^[11]