ASM Rezaul Karim is a veteran Islamic Banker, a CIBAFI Sustainability Working Group (SWG) member, with extensive career of more than 27 years having diverse exposures in the field of credit management, appraising and administering large industrial projects vis-a-vis trade finance, product development, operational research, Branch expansion, Sustainability, Financial inclusion and many allied areas.

Since 01 July 2022, Jb. Rezaul Karim is a Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), the biggest private commercial bank of Bangladesh, the 1st Islami Bank in South Asia and the lone Bank from Bangladesh among world's top 1000 Banks conferred by the Banker, UK.

Since 7 August 2022, ASM Rezaul Karim has assigned as Head of Retail Investment Wing-II, moderator and supervisor of 3 divisions of IBBL viz. 1) Rural Development Division (RDD), 2) Retail, Consumer & Real Estate Investment Division (RCREID) and 3) Agriculture Investment Division (AID).

Since starting his banking career through joining IBBL on 27 June 1995, Jb. Rezaul Karim served the Bank in different arena with different positions viz. Head of 2 Branches, Manager Operations of Khatunganj, Bank's biggest Corporate Branch, Deputy Head of Research & Development Division, Director (Admin. & Research) of IBTRA (Islami Bank Training and Research Academy), Head of 3 divisions at Head Office viz. Business Promotion & Marketing Division (BPMD), SME Investment Division-I (SMEID-I) and Agent Banking and Sub-Branch Division (ABSD). The above positions gradually modified him to become an experienced professional Islamic Banker and thus contribute best towards Islamic Banking in Bangladesh.

Upon having diverse credentials, Jb. Rezaul Karim is a regular trainer of IBTRA. He is also a recognized presenter on various aspects of Islamic Banking at Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA), BUFT University, and several Banks. Earlier, he was an adjunct faculty of International Islamic University, Chittagong (IIUC) conducting the course on 'Islamic Financial System'.

Jb. Rezaul Karim obtained his B.Sc. (Hon.) graduation and post-graduation (M.Sc.) in Marine Science from University of Chittagong with 1st class 5th and 1st class 2nd position respectively. Subsequently, he obtained MBA (Finance) degree from IIUC. He is a Diplomaed Associate of Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (DAIBB) and also obtained Diploma in Islamic Banking (DIB) from IBTRA.

He attended more than fifty training and workshops, seminar, symposium and conferences at home and abroad on various issues. He travelled Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, UAE, KSA, Bahrain and India for training and personal purpose.