Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit 2026 and AAOIFI Capacity Building Week. Organized by ADL Group, IFA Consultancy and ADL Advisory, supported by AAOIFI. Dhaka, 22–25 November.
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ABOUT THE SUMMIT

BANGLADESH ISLAMIC FINANCE SUMMIT 2026

BIFS Week 2026 will take place from 22–25 November 2026 in Dhaka, bringing together Bangladesh’s Islamic finance ecosystem and international experts. The week is organised by ADL Group, through IFA Consultancy Ltd. and ADL Advisory, in collaboration with AAOIFI and CIES.

The flagship Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit, on 24 November, will convene around 400 delegates, including regulators, Islamic bank leaders, Shariah scholars and auditors, Takaful operators, asset managers, corporate clients, and an international delegation. The week will also feature the AAOIFI capacity building programme and the BIFS Takaful Forum.

4Days in Dhaka
400Delegates at the Summit
3Programmes across the week
2International collaborators
01
SUN · 22 NOV
AAOIFI Capacity Building

Workshop 1: Shariah governance in practice. Workshop 2: Shariah compliant documentation.

02
MON · 23 NOV
AAOIFI Capacity Building

Workshop 3: Sukuk and Islamic liquidity management. Workshop 4: AAOIFI accounting standards and profit distribution.

03
TUE · 24 NOV
Islamic Finance Summit

The flagship Summit at Radisson Blu, Dhaka, with about 400 delegates.

04
WED · 25 NOV
BIFS Takaful Forum

A full-day forum for 100 to 150 participants on Takaful regulation, the business model and Shariah governance.

PROGRAMME

THE AGENDA

AAOIFI Capacity Building Programme
Sunday 22 – Monday 23 November 2026 | Dhaka
Date: 22-23 November 2026
Days: 2 Days, Sunday & Monday
Total Sessions: 4 Workshops
Participants: 80 to 120 participants per day
Day 1: Sunday 22 NovemberAAOIFI Capacity Building Programme, Day 1 (80 to 120 participants)
Morning
Workshop 1: Shariah governance in practiceShariah review, compliance and audit
Afternoon
Workshop 2: Shariah compliant documentationFinancing contracts, trade finance and digital products
Day 2: Monday 23 NovemberAAOIFI Capacity Building Programme, Day 2 (80 to 120 participants)
Morning
Workshop 3: Sukuk and Islamic liquidity management
Afternoon
Workshop 4: AAOIFI accounting standards and profit distribution
Bangladesh Islamic Finance Summit 2026
Tuesday, 24 November 2026 | Radisson Blu, Dhaka · About 400 delegates
Theme: Trust, Reform and Growth: Scaling Shariah Compliant Finance in Bangladesh
Inaugural session
Welcome and inaugural address by the Chief Guest from Bangladesh BankAAOIFI address, a moderated conversation with Sheikh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani on four decades of Islamic banking, and unveiling of the English translation of his Islamic banking memoirs
Outlook launch
Launch of the Bangladesh Islamic Finance Outlook 2027The state of Islamic finance and the main Shariah governance challenges
MoU signing
Signing of MoUs agreed in advance
Keynote
The global economy and the case for risk sharing finance
Panel 1
Islamic finance in a fractured world: from funding source to connector of global capital
Regulators' Roundtable
One reform agenda for Islamic financeBangladesh Bank, BSEC, IDRA, BIDA and NBR on one stage, opening with a BIDA investment briefing
Islamic capital market
Address by the Chief Guest, the Chairman of BSECPresentations on sukuk in Bangladesh and on Islamic funds; Panel 3: Growing the Islamic capital market within Shariah compliance
Conversation
Two roads to an Islamic bankBuilding one from scratch and converting one that exists, with guests from Pakistan
Panel 2
Shariah governance as the foundation of trust in Islamic banking
Closing
Young Professionals Case Challenge winners, and the reading of The BIFS Resolutions 2026
BIFS Takaful Forum
Wednesday, 25 November 2026 | 100 to 150 participants
Opening
Addresses by the Chief Guest and the Guest of HonourAnd an AAOIFI keynote on the Takaful standards
Session 1
Regulation and market structure of Takaful in BangladeshProblems and the way out
Session 2
The Takaful business modelRetakaful, investment, bancatakaful and digital distribution
Open floor
Questions from operators, actuaries and bancatakaful banks to IDRA and AAOIFI
Session 3
Takaful Shariah governance
Session 4
Learning from other jurisdictionsMalaysia and Pakistan
Closing
The Takaful way forwardRecommendations for The BIFS Resolutions 2026
SPECIAL GUESTS

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

Sheikh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
SPECIAL GUEST

Sheikh Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Chairman, Shariah Board, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Pakistan

Shaykh Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgari
Shaykh Dr. Mohamed Ali ElgariShariah Board Member AAOIFI
Mr. Makhtar Abdullah
Mr. Makhtar AbdullahChief Executive Officer, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance (ASAS), Malaysia
Mr. Mohammad Majd Bakir
Mr. Mohammad Majd BakirDirector, Professional Standards Development, AAOIFI, Bahrain
Dr Ahcene Lasasna
Dr Ahcene LasasnaCEO, Salihin Shariah Advisory
Mr. Muzaffar Khusnidinov
Mr. Muzaffar KhusnidinovChief Executive Officer, Mezon Kengashi, Uzbekistan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habeebullah Zakariyah
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Habeebullah ZakariyahInstitute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF), International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
En. Mohamad Salihin Deris
En. Mohamad Salihin DerisChairman Shariah Committee, AmMetlife Takaful Berhad
Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sarfraz Nihal
Dr. Mufti Muhammad Sarfraz NihalResident Shariah Board Member, Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan
Dr. Sarafuddin Abdul Syahid Sowell
Dr. Sarafuddin Abdul Syahid SowellManaging Partner, MASFiLaw
Muhammad Abdullah Usmani
Muhammad Abdullah UsmaniExecutive Director, Usmani & Co Private Limited
Moulana Hassan Haffeeje
Moulana Hassan HaffeejeFounder and CEO, Halaal Tech, South Africa

Distinguished speakers and delegates from leading international institutions and Bangladesh will join the event, representing the Islamic banking, Takaful, asset management, and broader Islamic finance sectors.

CONVENER
Mufti Abdullah Masum (CSAA)
Mufti Abdullah Masum (CSAA)Founder & Director, IFACLinkedIn →
 Dr. Mufti Yousuf Sultan
Dr. Mufti Yousuf SultanCo-Founder, IFAC. Founder & CEO, ADL AdvisoryLinkedIn →

SECURE YOUR PARTNERSHIP

Partnership tiers are capped and stage time is limited, so packages are confirmed in the order signed forms are received. To discuss a package, or build one around a specific session of the week, please get in touch.

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