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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

Sunday, 16 November 2025 | Sheraton Dhaka​

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
Roles, conflicts, and independence.

3rd Day Agenda (Tuesday, 18 November 2025)

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Sukuk
AAOIFI Standards & Governance.
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. 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

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

Title Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Co Sponsors

Supporting Partner

Strategic Partners

Technology Partner

Knowledge Partners

Media Partner

Venue for BIFS

Sheraton Dhaka,
44 Kemal Ataturk Ave, Dhaka 1213

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