PRAB elects Yahia Mirza as president and Nazrul Islam as general secretary

Yahia Mirza, head of PR and Media at City Bank PLC, has been elected president of the Public Relations Association of Banks (PRAB), an organisation of public relations professionals working in the country's banking sector.

Nazrul Islam, head of Public Affairs and Brand Communication at Dutch-Bangla Bank, has been elected general secretary of the organisation.

The names of the new leadership were announced at a get-together organised by Bonik Barta at a hotel in the capital's Gulshan on Thursday, said a press release today

PRAB founding General Secretary Moniruzzaman Tipu announced the names of the new president and general secretary.

Its founding President Ataur Rahman, outgoing President Shamsuddoha Shimu, General Secretary Jalal Ahmed Swapan and other senior members were also present.

PRAB was established in 2011 with public relations, branding and communication professionals from different banks across the country.

The organisation is generally run by a 33-member executive committee, which is formed every two years. Heads of public relations and branding departments of different commercial banks, along with senior public relations officials of Bangladesh Bank, hold various positions in the committee.

PRAB founding General Secretary Moniruzzaman Tipu said a full-fledged 33-member executive committee would be formed at the organisation's annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for November.

More than 200 public relations officials from all scheduled banks and financial institutions of the country attended the get-together organised by Bonik Barta.