
14th May 2025
Westin Hotel, Dhaka
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IFN Bangladesh Dialogues 2025
Returning to Dhaka for the first time since 2013, we’re delighted to be bringing the coveted IFN Dialogues to this vibrant market, whose Muslim community makes up over 90% of the total population
While there is no dedicated Islamic finance regulation in Bangladesh, the Banking Companies Act and Companies Act have provisions for Shariah compliant transactions.
There are 10 full-fledged Islamic banks operating in the country, along with 15 Islamic windows. There are 13 Takaful operators and 12 conventional insurers offer Takaful products. There’s also a developing Islamic asset management industry.
It is against this backdrop that the IFN Bangladesh Dialogues 2025 will gather the country’s regulators, Islamic finance leaders and international participants to discuss and debate next steps in the development of the market’s industry.
Since REDmoney events’s inception in 2006, we have always been at the cutting edge, delivering timely events in a format suited best to each market and sector.
IFN Dialogues were first introduced in Luxembourg in 2014. Since then, we have developed the concept and are delighted to bring this format to the more mature and developed markets, which prefer in-depth discussion and debate over the more traditional forum format.
IFN Dialogues offer an independent and impartial platform for the identification and resolution of specific issues, challenges and opportunities facing the industry through a high-level discussion designed to determine the potential development of a particular country, sector or asset class.
- Brokerage Firms
- Consultancies
- Corporate & Investment Banks
- Custodians
- Family Offices
- Financial Service Providers
- Fund Managers
- Institutional Investors
- Insurance & Takaful Companies
- Law Firms
- Multi Family Offices
- Pension Fund Managers
- Private & Wealth Managers
- Private Equity Firms
- Rating Agencies
- Real Estate Investment Co's
- Regulators
- Risk Management Firms
- Shariah Advisory Firms
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Stock Exchanges
- Trade Finance Companies
- Trustees
- UHNW and HNW Individuals
- Venture Capital Firms
“ The IFN Dialogues are a great opportunity to bring together key players in the industry to discuss critical topics for the development of the financial markets and the economy. ”
Assistant professor of Islamic and sustainable finance, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
“ IFN Dialogues provide a valuable platform to share experiences, ideas and also to expand our network. Also, the new format in 2019 enabled constructive discussions. Thank you very much to the REDmoney team. ”
Senior Vice-President, Capital Markets, Investment Banking at Turkiye Kalkinma ve Yatirim Bankasi
“ Thank you and your colleagues for this very successful event. The way it was structured allowed a frank and progressive dialogue on a subject that the participants are anxious to see progress in Luxembourg, after a period of somewhat long stasis. It has enabled us to not only restart the dialogue among us and reconnect, but also hear what is done abroad, and the feelings and thinking of foreign practitioners. The presence of the minister and his obvious involvement lent a sense of empowerment. Finally, I found the Malaysian contribution invaluably useful. I look forward to the next conference in Luxembourg. ”
Senior Vice-Preident, Garanti Bank
“ We have long since come to expect that IFN Forums will provide an opportunity for discussion and debate of topical industry agenda. This year the inclusion of a series of focused, country dialogues has introduced another dimension. Amongst them, the Luxembourg Dialogue gave invited Islamic financial market participants and industry observers an unprecedented opportunity to connect, in open discussion, with senior practitioner counterparts from Luxembourg’s banking, capital markets and asset management sectors, as well as its regulators and leading providers of ancillary services. ”
Managing Director, DDCap
“ Hosting extended panel discussions is an excellent idea. Topics can be discussed fully, often with panelists asking questions of each other, allowing deeper insights to emerge from the discussion. A great initiative. ”
Senior director of asset management, Al Rayan Investment
Dialogues Agenda
9.00 – 9.05
Welcome Remarks
9.05 – 9.15
Presentation: Setting the Scene on Islamic Financial Services in Bangladesh
9.15 – 11.15
Driving Growth: Islamic Banking & Shariah Compliant Financial Markets in Bangladesh
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- What structural challenges do Islamic banking and Takaful need to overcome, and what opportunities are on offer to enhance the Bangladeshi financial system?
- How do we assess Islamic banking and Takaful regulatory frameworks in Bangladesh, and what modifications would be constructive?
- Has Islamic banking in Bangladesh sufficiently recognised the importance of climate risk and the need to drive financial inclusion?
- How are Islamic bank liquidity challenges being addressed, and what more be done to supply the local market with high-quality liquid assets?
- What recent progress have been made by the domestic Islamic financial markets and what is a realistic assessment of the Sukuk market?
- What market developments and regulatory enhancements would bring more Shariah compliant corporate issuers to market?
- What might encourage more Shariah compliant funding of sustainable, green and social causes?
- What common problem statements are being addressed by technology, and have financial institution transformation initiatives been successful?
11.15 – 11.45
Coffee & Networking
11.45 – 13.45
Planning for the Future: Islamic Investment Products and Asset Management in Bangladesh
- What are latest trends, asset classes and opportunities in Shariah compliant investment?
- To what extent has the domestic Islamic asset management industry achieved differentiation from its conventional peer?
- Have domestic Islamic financial institutions successfully developed attractive Shariah compliant savings, pension and wealth management products?
- What innovative Islamic investment products are emerging in response to changing market dynamics, and do product gaps exist?
- How is private capital influencing the Islamic asset management sector and what approach should regulators take?
- How might the exposure of Shariah compliant investors to alternative assets, such as real estate and private equity be increased?
- How can asset managers effectively incorporate ESG principles into Shariah compliant investment products and how can this act as a catalyst for sustainable development?
13.45
Refreshment & Networking
IFN Bangladesh Forum 2013 Speakers
- Ahmed A Khalid - Regional Head (Asia), Coverage & Partership Department, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Islamic Development Bank
- Aishath Muneeza - Head of Islamic Finance, Capital Market Development Authority, Maldives
- Ehsan Khasru - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Prime Bank
- Mufti Ehsan Waquar Ahmad - Shariah Consultant, Pakistan
- M Azizul Huq - Chairman, Shariah Council, The City Bank, Vice Chair, Shariah Council, AB Bank
- Mahbub Jamil - Head of Structured Finance, NDB Capital
- Mahmud Hossain - Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Millennium Information Solution
- Mamoon Mahmood Shah - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, ICB Islamic Bank
- Dr Md Mizanur Rahman - Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Islami Bank Bangladesh
- Mehmood Husain - President & Managing Director, Bank Asia
- Mohammad Abdul Mannan - Managing Director, Islami Bank Bangladesh
- Mohammad Shoaib, CFA - Chief Executive Officer, Al Meezan Investment Management, Pakistan
- Md Touhidul Alam Khan, ACMA - Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Assets & Client Origination, Bank Asia
- Munirul Alam Al Mamoon - Senior Vice President, Islami Bank Bangladesh
- Mushfique Mahmud - Legal Consultant, Dar Al Sharia
- Nasiruddin Ahmed - Project Director, Prime Bank
- Shah Abdul Hannan - Former Chairman, Islami Bank Bangladesh & Founder Member, Central Shariah Board of Islamic Banks
- Sheikhul Islam - Executive Vice President, Prime Bank
- Wali-ul-Maroof Matin - Chairman & Managing Director, Alliance Capital Asset Management
Advisory Board

Prof Dr Aishath Muneeza
Professor and Associate Dean, INCEIF University
Professor Dr M Kabir Hassan
Professor of Finance, Department of Economics and Finance, University of New Orleans
Md Touhidul Alam Khan
FCMA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), National Bank
Dr Mufti Yousuf Sultan
Registered Shariah Adviser, Securities Commission Malaysia and Labuan Financial Services Authority, AAOIFI Master Trainer
Dr Shah Md Ahsan Habib
Professor, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM)Dialogues Partners
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The Previous IFN Bangladesh OnAir Roadshow
IFN Bangladesh OnAir Roadshow 2022
This was the 3rd IFN Bangladesh event.
Demand for Islamic banking in Bangladesh was on the rise because of the country’s robust economic growth, rising population and expanding middle class.
Bangladesh Bank had issued Islamic banking guidelines in 2009; the Securities and Exchange Commission announced it was working on regulations for Sukuk and derivatives in 2019; and the central bank also issued the refinance scheme for investment in green products or initiatives targeted at Islamic banks and financial institutions.
Bangladesh boasted 11 fully-fledged Islamic banks and 15 Islamic windows, holding almost 24% of the country’s deposits and investments at the turn of 2022. There were 11 Takaful operators and about 12 conventional insurers offering Takaful products.
The government issued regular Islamic investment bonds; there had been numerous Sukuk issuances, particularly among financial institutions; there were two Islamic indices; numerous Islamic funds; and a robust Islamic fintech sector.
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