News Briefs (04-01-2018)

BAMDA arranges seminar

A seminar on Treasury Management: Money Market & ALM was held in the city recently. Bangladesh Money Market Dealers Association (BAMDA) arranged the seminar. Anis A. Khan, immediate-past chairman of Association of Bankers Bangladesh Ltd & Managing Director & CEO of Mutual Trust Bank Limited was present as the chief guest. CEOs of different commercial banks, high officials from central bank, Heads of Treasuries, dealers of all Banks & NBFIs of the country attended. BAMDA president Md. Abdus Samad chaired the seminar while a seminar paper was presented on current money market scenario & challenges of asset liability management of the organisation. Later, a dealers' directory was unveiled by BAMDA. — Statement

IBBL opens agent banking outlet

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its agent banking outlet at Shantirhat of Patiya Upazila of Chittagong on Wednesday. Shamsul Hoque Chowdhury, MP of Chittagong-12 constituency inaugurated the outlet as chief guest. Major General (Rtd.) Engr. Abdul Matin, Chairman, Executive Committee of IBBL was present as guest of honour. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Deputy Managing Director of IBBL, Begum Chemon Ara Toyeb, Former woman MP, Md. Saleh Iqbal, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Chittagong North Zone were present as special guests. Presided over by Md. Nizamul Hoque, Executive Vice President and Head of Chittagong South Zone, the program was addressed among others by Md. Sabbir, Vice President and Head of Khatunganj Corporate Branch of the Bank and Md. Shahidul Alam, Agent of the Bank and Proprietor of SBS Corporation. Local businesspersons, professionals and social elites were present on the occasion.— Statement