AKM Delwer Hussain, FCMA has been appointed as an independent director of Standard Bank Limited. The Board of Directors of the bank unanimously approved his appointment at its 374th meeting held recently. Mr. Hussain completed his graduation and master's in management from the University of Dhaka.

He completed his Fellow of Cost and Management Accountants (FCMA) from ICMAB. He was the president of South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), president of the Institute of Cost and Management Account-ants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), director of Rupali Bank, and chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corpo-ration (BSFIC).