Mr. A. F. M. Shahinul Islam assumed his office as the Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on 12 January 2025. Previously, he served BFIU as the Deputy Head. In his term as the Deputy Head of BFIU, Mr. Islam played a crucial role in developing a strong and effective anti money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime in Bangladesh.

Mr. Islam began his career in Bangladesh Bank in 1993 as an Assistant Director. He has more than 31 years of extensive Central Banking career. During his long served career in different positions, he has served several branch offices of Bangladesh Bankas well as different departments of Bangladesh Bank Head Office. He has served Chattogram, Rajshahi, Motijheel and Bogura Offices in different roles and several departments such as Department of Banking Inspection, Debt Management Department, Human Resources Department, Deposit Insurance Department and Secretary Department. In his previous role as Deputy Head of BFIU, Mr. Islam oversaw strategic functions and played a key role in preparing and implementing policies and strategies to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. His leadership significantly strengthened the country’s AML/CFT regime and enhanced international cooperation and compliance. He actively directed officials in drafting suitable policies to prevent financial crimes and supervised the secretariat of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on AML/CFT, headed by the Finance Minister, as well as the inter-agency Task Force on Stolen Asset Recovery.

His career includes extensive work in facilitating domestic and international cooperation with global organizations such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), US Department of Justice, US Embassy, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Egmont Group, and the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG), as well as other financial intelligence units around the globe. In addition to his work in AML/CFT, he has been deeply involved in managing government external debt. He has contributed to formulating and monitoring the implementation of policies and strategies aimed at preventing financial crime, while ensuring alignment with local and international standards and best practices in banking supervision. Throughout his career, he has enhanced his expertise through numerous training programs and workshops, in various countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and Bahrain. Mr. Islam was born on 31 December 1964 in Birpakerdoho village of Madarganj upzilla of Jamalpur district. He holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) and Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Statistics from the University of Dhaka and is a Diplomaed Associate of the Institute of Bankers, Bangladesh (DAIBB). He is blessed with one son and one daughter. A proud Bangladeshi by nationality, he has built a distinguished career marked by integrity, dedication and excellence.