Mohammad Abu Jafar has recently joined Dhaka Bank as deputy managing director, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

Prior to joining Dhaka Bank, he was a senior executive vice president and manager of National Bank's principal branch in the capital.

Jafar started his banking career in 1990 with Uttara Bank, according to the statement.

He is an economics postgraduate of Chittagong University and a diplomaed associate of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh.