Tarique Afzal, the managing director of AB Bank, has resigned from his position citing health reasons.

Afzal left the country for Canada on December 1. 

He submitted his resignation letter to the bank's board of directors on Friday from Canada, senior bank officials confirmed to The Daily Star today. 

Syed Mizanur Rahman, the bank's additional managing director, has assumed the role of managing director (current charge).

The board of directors accepted Afzal's resignation at a meeting today, Rahman said. 

He added that the resignation will now be sent to the central bank for necessary approval.

Tarique Afzal joined AB Bank in 2018 as a deputy managing director and was appointed as the president and managing director in July 2019.

Efforts to contact Afzal for comment were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to phone calls.

Afzal previously courted controversy for his active involvement in politics. Despite serving as AB Bank's managing director, he was a member of the Awami League's international subcommittee.