Safayat Arefin has been promoted to the position of Executive Director at Bangladesh Bank, effective November 19. Before this promotion, he served as Acting Managing Director of The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd. Arefin began his career in 1999 as an Assistant Director at Bangladesh Bank and has since held key roles in several departments, including the Microcredit Regulatory Authority under the Ministry of Finance. He also served as General Manager overseeing finance, foreign procurement, research, and quality control. Arefin holds a master’s degree in Finance and Banking from the University of Dhaka and is a globally certified consultant in Business Solutions ERP SAP Germany, as well as a certified professional in public procurement from UNDP/CIPS, UK. Originally from Mirsharai, Chattogram, he has represented Bangladesh in various official and professional visits abroad.