M Kamal Hossain was promoted as the managing director of Southeast Bank on Tuesday, according to the lender.

He had been serving the private bank as the acting managing director since March this year prior to his promotion.

He started his banking career as a probationary officer with National Bank Ltd in 1983.

Hossain joined Southeast Bank in 2003 as a vice-president and went on to become an additional managing director.

He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in public administration from the University of Chittagong.