Mr. Md. Abul Quasem has been appointed to the Board of Baraka Patenga Power Limited on November 14, 2020, as an independent director. Mr. Quasem was the Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank from July 2011 to March 2016 and Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank from September 2005 to December 2010. Starting from 1976 in Bangladesh Bank as an Assistant Director, he served in different capacities in Bangladesh Bank over his long tenure (over 40 years). He also served as director of Basic Bank ltd., Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd., SME Foundation and also The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., popularly known as Takshal. Mr. Quasem also served as observer in two problem banks in the private sector from 1999 to 2004 and subsequently both of them came out of ‘problem’ status. Mr. Quasem completed B.S.S. (Hons.) in Economics and M.S.S. in Economics respectively in 1973 and 1974 from University of Dhaka. He attended many domestic and foreign trainings and seminars in different international organizations in various countries.