Sayem Ahmed has been elected Chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited.

The election was held at a meeting of the board of directors of the bank in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release.

Sayem is a sponsor director of the bank. Earlier, he was chairman of the Executive Committee of the bank.

He is director of a number of renowned textile and spinning industries of the country.

He completed bachelors in software engineering from University of Toronto, Canada and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) from the same University.