Mr. Arief Hossain Khan has been Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank since January 2024. He started his career as Central Banker at Bangladesh Bank in August 1996. With over 28 years of experience in different positions in Bangladesh Bank, he supervised the activities of the Banking Regulation and Policy Department, Department of Off-site Supervision, Department of Banking Inspection, Foreign Exchange Policy Department, Foreign Exchange Operation Department, Payment Systems Department, Human Resources Department etc.

Mr. Khan obtained his MBA from Newport University, USA (Dhaka Campus, Bangladesh) and MSC & BSC degrees in Geography and environmental science from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. His primary areas of interest are sophisticated payment systems, prudential regulation, banking risk management, corporate governance, sustainable Financing, and HR Development.

In his illustrious career, Mr. Khan visited United Kingdom, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, Belarus, Poland, India to attend various seminars, and conferences organized by different international organizations.