Md Abdul Jalil, a founder chairman of Mercantile Bank, has recently been re-elected as the bank's chairman.
Jalil obtained his masters degree in political science from Dhaka University in 1964, according to a statement of the bank yesterday.
He went to Lincons Inn, London to study Bar-at-Law but came back to the country in 1971 to take part in the Liberation War.
He owns Jalil Traders Ltd and Foyezuddin Cold Storage Ltd in the North Bengal. He is currently a member of parliament and was the commerce minister during 1996-2001.