Habibur Rahman has been elected as the chairman of Pubali Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

He served as the bank's vice-chairman before taking the new office, it said.

Rahman is a sponsor director of Green Delta Insurance, Delta Hospital and Delta Medical Centre. 

Rahman replaces Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder, who retired from the post of chairman and director of bank, but was appointed as adviser to the bank, as approved by Bangladesh Bank.

Fahim Ahmed Faruk Chowdhury was also re-elected as the first vice-chairman, Azizur Rahman as second vice-chairman, and Moniruddin Ahmed as chairman of the executive committee of Pubali Bank, according to the statement.

Rana Laila Hafiz was also elected as a director of the bank at the same time, the bank said.