Khwaja Shahriar has recently been appointed as the managing director of LankaBangla Finance Ltd, the company said in a statement yesterday.

Prior to the appointment, Shahriar had been serving the company as deputy managing director. Before joining LankaBangla, he served Brac Bank for several years in different positions, including the head of corporate banking. He completed his graduation from Dhaka University and obtained bachelor of business in banking and finance degree from Monash University, Melbourne and an MBA in finance from Victoria University in Australia.