Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit 2025
IFA Consultancy Ltd., with the support of AAOIFI, is honored to present the Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit 2025 & AAOIFI Capacity Building Week. Envisioned, in shā’ Allāh, as the country’s signature annual platform, the three-day program will bring together policymakers, regulators, Shariah scholars, investors, and industry leaders to position Bangladesh as a rising Islamic finance hub in South Asia. Through high-level dialogue, technical training, and professional workshops, participants will strengthen governance, accelerate financial inclusion, and embed AAOIFI’s global standards in the Bangladeshi context.
The agenda features keynote addresses, panel discussions, targeted workshops, and recognition sessions with distinguished local and international guests. Tangible outcomes will include regulatory recommendations, strengthened partnerships, and a practical roadmap for the growth of Sukuk, takaful, and Islamic banking.
Day 1: Summit
The Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit – a high-level gathering of regulators, corporate leaders, and bankers.
Day 2: Workshop
The inauguration of AAOIFI Capacity Building Week, followed by technical workshops.
Day 3: Workshop
In-depth professional sessions with regulators, practitioners, and scholars.
Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM
Registration & Welcome Tea
09:00 AM – 09:20 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks – Organisers’ Introduction and Day Overview
09:20 AM – 10:10 AM
Panel : Driving Growth – Islamic Banking, Technology & Financial Markets in Bangladesh
10:10 AM – 10:20 AM
Keynote 1: Talent Development in Islamic Finance – The INCEIF Way
10:30 AM – 11:25 AM
Inaugural Session
Chief Guest Speech by Governor of Bangladesh Bank;
Special Guests and distinguished foreign dignitaries.
11:25 AM – 11:45 AM
Networking Break & Exhibition Tour.
11:45 AM – 11:55 AM
Keynote 2: Standardization & Trust in Islamic Finance – The AAOIFI Blueprint
11:55 AM – 12:45 PM
Panel 2: Shariah Governance in Bangladesh Islamic Banking – Gaps, Issues & Best Practices
12:45 PM – 14:00 PM
Lunch & Dhuhr Prayer Break
14:00 PM – 14:10 PM
Keynote 3: Sukuk & Mutual Fund – Challenges & Way Forward
14:10 PM – 15:10 PM
Panel 3: Islamic Capital Markets & Investment – Sukuk, Funds, and Opportunities for FDI
15:10 PM – 16:00 PM
Panel 4: Global Trends in Islamic Finance – Value-Based Intermediation, Maqasid Shariah, Fintech & AI
16:00 PM – 16:15 PM
Closing Address: Commitments & Next Steps
16:15 PM – 16:30 PM
Media Engagement & Networking Session
Workshop Details & Schedule:
Date: 17-18 November 2025.
Days: 2 Days, Monday & Tuesday.
Total hours: 16 Hours.
Total Sessions: 10 Sessions.
Venue: Carnation Auditorium – Level 1- City Bank Center Gulshan
2nd Day Agenda (Monday, 17 November 2025)
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Keynote-Dialogue: Malaysia’s Islamic Finance Playbook — From Legal Architecture to VBI & Maqasid
11:30 PM – 12:30 PM
Keynote-Dialogue: Pakistan’s Journey — Industry-wide Conversion by 2027.
02:30 PM – 03:30 PM
Shariah Governance & Assurance
Internal Shariah Audit (risk-based & tech-enabled) — with demo of audit tooling.
Maintaining Shariah compliance in legal documentation
Common pitfalls & remedies.
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Effective Shariah decision-making
Evidence packs, minutes, and escalation.
Governance & risk essentials for Shariah scholars / boards
3rd Day Agenda (Tuesday, 18 November 2025)
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sukuk
Islamic Mutual Fund
02:00PM - 03:00 PM
Takaful fundamentals
Models, Retakaful, and Bancatakaful partnerships.
03:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Takaful Shariah Modeling & Challenges.
Distinguished Speakers
Chief Guest

Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur
Governor, Bangladesh Bank
Special Guests

Mashrur Arefin
MD & CEO, City Bank PLC. Chairman, ABB

M. Kabir Hassan
Professor of Finance, University of New Orleans

Mohammad Ali
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO, Pubali Bank PLC

Dr. Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid
CEO, ISRA CONSULTING

Dr. Imran Ashraf Usmani
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Islamic finance

Mesbaul Asif Siddiqui
DMD & Head of Wholesale Banking, City Bank PLC.

Dr. Md. Kabir Ahmed
Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank

Shakir Jakhura
Senior Manager, Shari'ah Department,AAOIFI

Md. Omar Faruk Khan
MANAGING DIRECTOR, IBBPLC

Dr. Muhammad Zubair Usmani
Sharia Board Chairman, Habib Bank Ltd

Mohammad Abdul Mannan
Chairman, First Security Islami Bank PLC

Muhammad Anisur Rahman
Director, IBRPD, Bangladesh Bank

Kimiwa Saddat
MD (In Charge), Community Bank Bangladesh PLC

Mufti Ehsan Waquar Ahmed.
VC, Al Ghazali University

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habeebullah Zakariyah
Covering Dean, IIUM (Malaysia)

Prof. Dr. H. M. Mosarof Hossain
Chairman, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka

Zakir Hossain, CIPA, CSAA, CIBFP
IBRPD, Bangladesh Bank

Md Afzalul Islam
EVP & Head of Islamic Banking, City Bank PLC

Mahmud Hossain
CEO & MD, Millennium

Abdul Awwal Sarkar
Member, Board of Directors, Janata Bank PLC,

Kazi Mashook ul Haq
MD, IDLC Asset Management Ltd.

Md. Shamsud Doha
EVP, IBB PLC

Dr. Mohammad Monzur-E-Elahi
Shariah board Member, Bangladesh Bank

A.Q.M Safiullah
Evp, Head of Islamic Banking, NCC Bank PlC

Munshi Md. Monirul Alam
CEO, Bengal Islami Life Insurance Ltd

Dr. Mohammad Omar Farooq
Professor & Head of the Dept. of Economics, UIU

Saiful Islam
DBA President, Director Brac EPL

AKM Mizanur Rahman
EVP & Deputy Chief of Islamic Banking, EBL

Mohammad Abdul Hannan (CSAA, CIPA)
Head of Islamic Finance, IDLC Finance PLC.

Abdullah Al Faisal
CEO, CBC Asset Management Ltd.

Mufti Mohammad Muhibbullahil Baqee An-Nadwi
Secretary General, CSBIB

Mufti Zubair Abdullah, CSAA
CHIEF SHARIAH CONSULTANT & HEAD OF CONSULTANCY

Abu Bakar Siddique Nabil, CSAA
Researcher & Corporate Shariah Consultant- IFA Consultancy Ltd.

Shabab Shahriar Khan, CSAA
Co-founder & CEO, Biniyog.io

Asif Khan (CFA)
Chairman, EDGE AMC Limited President, CFA Society Bangladesh

Asif KMuhammad Abdullah Usmani
Executive Director, Usmani & Co Private Limited
Convener

Mufti Abdullah Masum (CSAA)
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR, IFAC

Dr. Mufti Yousuf Sultan
Co-Founder, IFAC. Founder & CEO, Adl Advisory
Sponsors
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