BB launches \\\'Social Media Communication Gateway\\\'

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monday launched the 'Social Media Communication Gateway'.

BB Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman inaugurated the gateway, making a tweet in the ceremony held in the Jahangir Alam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Bank Main Building.

In the ceremony, BB Deputy Governor  Md. Abul Quasem and S.K. Sur Chowdhury switched the launching of YouTube channel and Facebook page of Bangladesh Bank respectively.

In the launching session, Dr. Atiur Rahman mentioned, "Despite a number of challenges, the visionary leadership of current government has helped its 'Vision 2021' implement and achieve in a satisfactory level to promote Bangladesh at a middle income country by 2021.

“As a mandated organisation of  Bangladesh government, BB along with its conventional banking, has brought in a paradigm shift in banking with multiple approaches of inclusive financing, women empowerment, corporate social responsibility and hence poverty alleviation,  which has given the whole financial sector a unique humanitarian face,” Dr Atiur said.

He said low income group of the society has been brought under the financial services; the development of small, medium and women entrepreneurs is easily visible today. To attain government's vision of 'Digital Bangladesh', Bangladesh Bank and the entire banking system have already been digitized. BB's various initiatives of mobile banking, school Banking, green banking, CSR, customer interest protection, and agent banking have been lauded globally.

“The rural economy has got its momentum, and the GDP growth has remained vibrant. Multitude means of income generation have been created for the poor. Our financial stability has been appeared as a model in the global economy.”

The BB governor said thanks to the visionary, national inclusive development strategy, the telecommunications and information technology have undergone a massive development in the last six years. Telecommunication services have been modernised with rapid increase of internet density, submarine cable capacity, and establishment of new submarine cable. IT friendly policies have been formulated; 99 per cent area of the country is under mobile network coverage. Mobile phone subscribers are receiving cutting edge telecommunication services. Across country the 3-G technology has been introduced in the mobile network; hopefully, the 4-G technology will be introduced soon. Nearly, 120 million of the population in the country are now using mobile SIM. IT revolution in the twenty-first century is changing the pace and nature of human civilization; lifestyles are changing so quickly.

BB Executive Director Mr. S. M. Moniruzzaman presided over the launching ceremony and delivered the welcome speech. BB Deputy Governor Mr. Md. Abul Quasem and Mr. S.K. Shur Chowdhury also made speeches in the programme. Among others, the Executive Directors and the General Managers of the central bank were also present.