K Suranjit

Experience

• 

  Chittagong Stock Exchange

  Nov 2007 - Jan 2008

  Intern
• 

  Uttara Bank Limited

  Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  Probationary Officer
• 

  Bangladesh Bank [The Central Bank of Bangladesh]

  Dec 2010 - now

  [Overseas Banking Regulation and Policy related]- Provided licence (e.g., for opening banks finance company in Hong Kong, exchange house in Portugal, representative office in China etc) and gave all kinds of policy support (e.g. injecting capital for establishments in UK, USA, South Africa) for promoting Bangladeshi bank's initiatives through cross border banking operation towards the market demands for international trade, diaspora investment and FX reserves;- Reviewed existing policies or gave direction/recommendation for the development of above-mentioned cross-border banking establishments (e.g. about partnering with host country's remittance service provider which uses blockchain) through analysing financial statements and considering historical, industrial, macro and agent-based economic data/realities;- Analysed financial and economic cost-benefit of the proposed innovative projects for business expansion of those establishments abroad and for minimising transaction costs of services they offered or to be offered;- Took necessary regulatory measures in case of the violation of the relevant policy, rules, and regulations while operating these establishments;- Reported as per the requirement of the government (for example, reporting on policy measures regarding the development of Bangladeshi bank's foreign establishments for boosting up the inward remittance and inflow of investment for achieving the SDG), international development institutes and host countries' regulatory authorities.At Australian National University from January 2015 to December 2016 Show less [Payment Systems/Ecosystem/Infrastructure Development related] - Surveyed for country’s card-based payment systems related data along with the concerns and expectations of agents/stakeholders about this systems;- Worked for implementing policy for further development of country's payment infrastructure/ecosystem through establishing the National Payment Switch, Bangladesh (NPSB), finalising of the National Payment Systems Act and the operating guidelines of the national payment switch, supporting World Bank’s consultant,- Worked with vendors (including OpenWay, Tata Consultancy Services) and coordinated with IFC’s officials and bilingual law experts,- Worked as a member of arrangement team for the 12th SAARC Payment Council meeting;- Took initiatives to set up the optimal charge limit for inter-bank card-based retail payments by ensuring the scope to bargain among the stakeholders aiming to reduce the systematic transaction cost;[Central Bank Strengthening Project related]- Established the enterprise resource planning and core banking systems in Bangladesh Bank (as a part of the “Central Bank Strengthening Project”) and participated in the data mining tasks of the integrated database of Bangladesh Bank.- Documentation related to the vendor and procurement of the project. Show less

  • Team Lead (Joint Director) - Spatial Evidence-Based Policy Innovation for Agricultural Finance

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Joint Director

    Jun 2020 - now

  • Deputy Director

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2020

  • Assistant Director

    Dec 2010 - Jan 2015