DHAKA, Dec 10, 2024 (BSS) - Md Fazlul Kader has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF).
 
The PKSF Governing Body appointed him as the 12th Managing Director of PKSF today for a three-year term.

Md Fazlul Kader started his career at PKSF on October 1,1990 as a Management Executive. He was promoted to the post of Additional Managing Director of PKSF on August 8, 2021. He has been serving as the Acting Managing Director of PKSF since August 22, 2024, said a press release.

In his 34-year-long career, he played a leading role in strengthening the microfinance sector in Bangladesh by enhancing the institutional capacity of PKSF and helping establish over 200 microfinance institutions across the country. 

He played a key role in the formulation of the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) Act, 2006 and was the Chairman of the three-member committee formed to formulate the MRA Regulations in 2010. 

He has worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, and Morocco as a consultant for various international entities including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the United Nations Development Program.

Md Fazlul Kader passed SSC examination from the then Momenshahi Cadet College in 1979 and HSC from Mirzapur Cadet College in 1981. 

He completed his Bachelor's in Economics from University of Dhaka in 1984 and earned an MBA from IBA in 1988. 

Later, he received professional training at various institutions including the Harvard Institute of International Development in the United States, the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand, and Temenos India Private Limited.