Team Member

Tanzim Alamgir

Founding Managing Director and CEO

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 Limited. As an actively engaged leader with ambition, Mr. Alamgir leverages his firm-specific industry knowledge to lead the company and its people towards success and growth. Prior to joining UCB Investment Limited, he was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of City Bank Capital and supervised the overall operations of the company. 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 Limited, and many more which led the investment banking division to reach its highest peak. His tremendous efforts for City Bank Capital paved the way for winning many international awards for the bank, mentionable that it has also led City Bank Capital to win the prestigious Finance Asia 2020 Best Investment Bank in Bangladesh Award.

Mr. Alamgir's astute guidance has steered UCB Investment to achieve groundbreaking milestones, including securing six prestigious awards at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2024. This remarkable achievement includes two Best House Awards in the Asia Pacific region, covering globally significant markets such as Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and India, as well as four Best Deal Awards in South Asia, encompassing key financial hubs like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Under the visionary leadership of Mr. Tanzim Alamgir, UCBIL won 1st Prize in the Merchant Bank category from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) in 2022. The firm gained further international recognition in 2023 and 2024, being awarded Best Investment Bank by both Euromoney and FinanceAsia. Additionally, in 2024, Euromoney named UCBIL the Best Securities House in Bangladesh, highlighting the organization’s leadership among brokerages, asset managers, and investment banks. During this period, UCBIL’s growing reputation has been further solidified by numerous accolades from ASIAMONEY, Asset Triple A, and other prestigious organizations.

With deep business and industry expertise, Mr. Alamgir puts special focus on fund raising for large, local, and multinational corporate houses in the country. He is a seasoned professional having diversified exposure in finance, operations and strategy for more than 17 years, which in turn developed great relationships with banks, NBFIs and corporates in different industries. He has worked with the Financing Strategy and Operations team in Grameenphone and Structured Finance team in IIDFC prior to City Bank Capital. He has also been associated with a number of reputed banks and financial institutions like Mutual Trust Bank Limited, ICB Islamic Bank Limited, The City Bank Limited and BRAC Bank Limited.

Under the firm guidance of Mr. Tanzim Alamgir, UCB Investment Limited has made tremendous strides within a very short period of time. 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.