Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) has been
recognized as the highest remittance growth bank of the country by the Centre
for Non Resident Bangladeshis (Centre for NRB). Md. Shafiqur Rahman, Managing
Director of Social Islami Bank Limited is seen receiving the award in this
regard from Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank at Sonargaon Hotel in
the city at a simple ceremony. Among others, Advisors of Prime Minister H T
Imam and Gowhar Rizvi, Chairperson of Centre for NRB M S Shekil Chowdhury,
Chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Hafiz Ahmed Mojumder, Chief of
Economic and Commercial wing of US Embassy Daniel Keen, Executive Director of
CPD Mustafizur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director of SIBL A M M Farhad, Senior
Executives of Bangladesh Bank, Chief Executives of public and private
commercial banks and business leaders were present in the program. (source:
press release)
EXIM Bank opens 88th Branch at Halishahar of Chittagong
Export
Import Bank of Bangladesh Limited inaugurates its 88th Branch at Halishahar,
Chittagongy today (April 25, 2015). Al-haj Md. Nurul Amin Faruk Director of the
Bank was present as the Chief Guest and inaugurates the Halishahar Branch.
Managing Director Dr. Mohammed Haider Ali Miah presides over the program.
Mahfuzur
Rahman Mita, MP, DMDs of EXIM Bank M Sirajul Islam, Sirajul Hoque Miah,
Khondoker Rumy Ehsanul Huq, Md. Feroz Hossahin, top Executives of the Exim Bank
head office and local elites also were present at the inaugural ceremony.
President
of the inaugural ceremony Dr. Mohammed Haider Ali Miah says in his speech, we
always prefer Chittagong and we got the equal response from natives of
Chittagong. He highlited financial stability of EXIM Bank and urges to the
local businessmen for banking with EXIM Bank Halishahar Branch.
(source:
press release)
Central Credit Administration Department of Meghna Bank holds training program
Central Credit Administration Department of
Meghna Bank Limited arranged a training program on “Centralized Processing of
Loan Disbursement” for its Branch officials from Dhaka Region on April 25, 2015
at Head Office, Dhaka. Managing Director & CEO of Meghna Bank Limited Mr.
Mohammed Nurul Amin inaugurated the training as Chief Guest. Mr. Md. Mohashin
Miah, Additional Managing Director was also present in the program. The
training program was conducted by officials of our CCAD. Mr. A. F Shabbir
Ahmad, SEVP & Head of Operations and Ms. Aziz Fatema, SAVP & In
Charge,CCAD coordinated the training program. (source: press release)
National Bank Training Institute conducts managers induction course
National
Bank Training Institute has recently conducted a week long training course
titled ‘Managers Induction Course’ for newly posted branch managers and for the
executives and officers who has the potentialities for becoming branch manager.
Shamsul Huda Khan, Managing Director and CEO of National Bank Limited was
Present in the closing ceremony of the course as chief guest and distributed
certificates among the participants. A total number of 38 executives and
officers of different grades of the bank attended the course as participants.
Jahangir Bin Hamid, Senior Vice President &
Head of Human Resources Division of the bank, Md. Majibur Rahman, Principal of
the Training Institute, Hari Narayan Das & Farzana Haque, Sr. Faculties
were present among others at the inaugural and closing ceremony. (source: press
release)
Jamuna Bank Foundation holds medical treatment service in Madaripur
Jamuna
Bank Foundation organized Free Eye Camp, Gyne, Diabates & General Treatment Service at Utrail M.
L. High School, Sibchar, Madaripu. Shaheen Mahmud, Chairman, Jamuna Bank
Limited was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Al-Haj Nur Mohammed, Chairman, Jamuna Bank
Foundation presided over the ceremony. Tasmin Mahmud, Director, Shafiqul Alam,
Managing Director of Jamuna Bank Limited and Mosleh Alam Chowdhury, President,
Utrail M. L. High School were present as special guests. 3351 people were given
treatment in the camp and 355 people were selected for operation. (source:
press release)
Emranul Huq Chowdhury Elected Chairman of CDF
Emranul
Huq Chowdhury, Executive Director and CEO of UDDIPAN, has been elected as the
Chairman of Credit and Development Forum (CDF). He has been elected Chairman
uncontested through an election held at BRAC INN on April 18, 2015. It is to be noted that CDF is the network of
NGOs across the country dealing with Micro Finance.
Mr.
Emranul Huq Chowdhury has been playing instrumental role by being involved with
different national, regional and international networks and organizations of
which PKSF, BSAF, CRGA, INAFI Bangladesh, and Asian Resource Foundation are
prominent.
Family
members of UDDIPAN extend wishes to Mr. Chowdhury for greater success in the
days coming ahead. (source: press release)
BB, bKash organise joint workshop on AML & CFT
bKash
Limited in association with Bangladesh Bank today organised a day long workshop
on ‘Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML &
CFT)’ for the senior officials of the company to create awareness on the issue.
M.
Mahfuzur Rahman, Executive Director and Deputy Head of Bangladesh Financial
Intelligence Unit (BFIU) of Bangladesh Bank inaugurated the workshop as the
chief guest.
A
total of 65 bKash officials participated in the workshop held at Long Beach
hotel in the city.
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(four) topics were presented at the workshop by Bangladesh Bank and bKash
officials highlighting various aspects of AML & CFT laws and its
implementation in the banks and financial institutions.
Prajna
Paramita Saha, Deputy Director of Payment Service Department (PSD) of
Bangladesh Bank made a presentation on, ‘Mobile Financial Services (MFS): An
overview on policy and current scenario’ while Md Rashed, Deputy Director, BFIU
of Bangladesh Bank gave another presentation on ‘Significance and applicability
of AML and CFT Related Laws, Rules, Regulations in MFS’.
Major
General (Retd) Sheikh Md. Monirul Islam, Chief External and Corporate Affairs
Officer (CECAO) and Chief Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance Officer (CAMLCO)
of bKash Limited in his presentation on
‘Making MFS AML and CFT Compliant- a bKash perspective’ highlighted the
actions bKash Limited had taken so far to comply with rules and regulations
stipulated in the AML and CFT law.
Captain
(Retired, Bangladesh Navy) Saber Sharif, Head of Corporate Affairs and DCAMLCO
of bKash Limited made a presentation on ‘Preventing ML and TF, a bKash
perspective”.
Addressing
the workshop, M. Mahfuzur Rahman, praised bKash for organising such workshop
which he said would help the participants to understand the importance of
implementing AML and CFT laws to
monitor, detect and report any
suspicious transactions.
Kamal
Quadir, Chief Executive Officer of bKash said bKash has appointed around 100
compliance officers who are working in the field level to ensure bKash runs its
services in a compliant manner.
He
also said bKash would gradually train up all of its employees on AML and CFT
law.
Launched in 2011, bKash, which provides complete
mobile financial services to common people, is a joint venture of BRAC Bank, US
based Money in Motion, World Bank’s private sector investment arm International
Finance Corporation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (source: press
release)
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