M Amanullah has recently been elected the chairman of Mercantile Bank, the bank said in a statement yesterday.
Amanullah is also the chairman of Aman Group of Companies, Aman Spinning Mills, Arena HRI, Arena Securities, Arena Consumer Products, Mousumi Enterprise and a former chairman of Global Insurance Ltd.
He is also the founder chairman of Aman Group Foundation, and a trustee member of the governing body of Presidency University, Metropolitan University and the Institute of Business and Information Technology.
He received Sarojini Naidu Gold Medal in 2000 and Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das Gold Medal in 2002 for his contribution to the banking and insurance sectors, and Atish Dipankar Gold Medal in 2004 for his contribution towards society.