IBBL opens 14th SME Service Centre at Daudkandi
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) inaugurated its 14th SME Service Centre at Daudkandi in Comilla on Sunday.
IBBL Executive Committee Chairman Md Eskander Ali Khan inaugurated the centre as the chief guest, said a press release.
Bangladesh Bank's Remittances and Payments Challenge Fund (RPCF) Manager Robert Smith and Daudkandi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Salahuddin Ahmed were present at the programme as special guests.
IBBL Managing Director M Fariduddin Ahmad presided over the function addressed, among others, by IBBL Shari'ah Council Member Mohammad Serajul Islam, Executive Vice President and Head of Internal Control and Compliance Wing Gulam Moula Choudhury and Executive Vice President and Head of Comilla Zone M Shamsuzzaman, Daudkandi Upazila Vice Chairman Parul Akter and Daudkandi Bazar Businessmen Association Sectatery Abdul Latif Chowdhury.
Mr Khan, in his speech as chief guest, said IBBL has been working for the last 26 years to reach the service of Islamic banking to the doorsteps of the people. The bank has already achieved top position in the banking sector of the country in deposit, investment, remittance and import-export business and is earning more than 25 per cent of the total remittance of the country, he informed.
He said IBBL has been investing in the SME since its inception and this investment has been extended through opening SME Service Centres.
He hoped that the bank would play more responsible role in creating more job opportunity and eliminating poverty through creating more small and medium entrepreneurs.
Mr Fariduddin said a mentionable amount of the total remittance of the country come to Comilla. He said people of Daudkandi would be able to receive remittance from any place of the world easily and promptly.
He called upon the businessmen as well as the women entrepreneurs of Daudkandi to come forward for taking investment facilities to enhance small and medium enterprises.
IBBL Executive Committee Chairman Md Eskander Ali Khan inaugurated the centre as the chief guest, said a press release.
Bangladesh Bank's Remittances and Payments Challenge Fund (RPCF) Manager Robert Smith and Daudkandi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Salahuddin Ahmed were present at the programme as special guests.
IBBL Managing Director M Fariduddin Ahmad presided over the function addressed, among others, by IBBL Shari'ah Council Member Mohammad Serajul Islam, Executive Vice President and Head of Internal Control and Compliance Wing Gulam Moula Choudhury and Executive Vice President and Head of Comilla Zone M Shamsuzzaman, Daudkandi Upazila Vice Chairman Parul Akter and Daudkandi Bazar Businessmen Association Sectatery Abdul Latif Chowdhury.
Mr Khan, in his speech as chief guest, said IBBL has been working for the last 26 years to reach the service of Islamic banking to the doorsteps of the people. The bank has already achieved top position in the banking sector of the country in deposit, investment, remittance and import-export business and is earning more than 25 per cent of the total remittance of the country, he informed.
He said IBBL has been investing in the SME since its inception and this investment has been extended through opening SME Service Centres.
He hoped that the bank would play more responsible role in creating more job opportunity and eliminating poverty through creating more small and medium entrepreneurs.
Mr Fariduddin said a mentionable amount of the total remittance of the country come to Comilla. He said people of Daudkandi would be able to receive remittance from any place of the world easily and promptly.
He called upon the businessmen as well as the women entrepreneurs of Daudkandi to come forward for taking investment facilities to enhance small and medium enterprises.