Mr. Tanzim Alamgir is the founding Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UCB Investment Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of United Commercial Bank PLC. Prior to joining UCB Investment Limited, he was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of City Bank Capital Resources Limited. There he completed numerous first of its kind deals such as perpetual bonds, bank guarantee backed bonds, preference share of the first private LNG terminal in Bangladesh, first subordinated bond for a state-owned bank- Agrani Bank PLC., and many more which led the investment banking division to reach its highest peak. His tremendous efforts for City Bank Capital Resources Limited paved the way for winning many international awards for the bank, mentionable that it has also led City Bank Capital Resources Limited to win the prestigious Finance Asia 2020 Best Investment Bank in Bangladesh Award.
Mr. Alamgir's guidance has steered UCB Investment to achieve groundbreaking milestones, including recently winning all five eligible awards at The Asset Triple A Awards for Sustainable Finance 2025, reaffirming its leadership in Bangladesh’s financial landscape. In 2024, UCBIL competed at the regional level across Asia Pacific and South Asia, earning recognition from FinanceAsia’s Achievement Awards in both the Best House and Best Deals categories. Additionally, as the first Bangladeshi capital market institution, UCBIL was named “Best Securities House” in Bangladesh for 2024 by Euromoney, reinforcing its position as a market leader. This recognition follows previous honors from Euromoney and FinanceAsia in 2023 and 2024, as well as from Asiamoney in 2023, which awarded UCBIL the “Best Investment Bank” in Bangladesh. UCBIL also received the Best Bond Advisory in Bangladesh award from The Asset Triple A in 2023. Notably, the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) recognized UCBIL as the “Best Merchant Bank” in 2022, an outstanding achievement based on its performance in its very first year of operation.
With business and industry expertise, Mr. Alamgir puts a special focus on fund raising for large, local, and multinational corporate houses in the country. He has worked with the Financing Strategy and Operations team in Grameenphone and Structured Finance team in IIDFC prior to City Bank Capital Resources Limited. He has also been associated with several reputed banks and financial institutions like Mutual Trust Bank PLC., ICB Islamic Bank, City Bank PLC. and BRAC Bank PLC.
Under the firm guidance of Mr. Tanzim Alamgir, UCB Investment Limited has made tremendous strides within a very short period. With his support and visionary leadership, the company aspires to make more outstanding progress in the future and mark itself as the leader in the investment banking industry of the country.
Mr. Alamgir has completed Master of Business Administration from American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in 2008 and B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in 2005.