RANGPUR : The Prime Bank Limited (PBL) distributed 1,000 pieces of quality blankets among the cold-hit distressed people including women and children here on Monday afternoon to mitigate their sufferings, reports BSS.

Rangpur Divisional Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Dilwar Bakht distributed the blankets at a ceremony arranged by Rangpur Branch of the PBL at Bala Chaorahat VIP Shahadat Hossain High School ground under Badarganj upazila as the chief guest.

Director of PBL and Chairman of Prime Bank Foundation VIP Shahadat Hossain attained the ceremony as the special guest with Rangpur Branch Manager of PBL and its Vice-president Mohammad Ibrar in the chair.

Badarganj Upazila Nirbahi officer Ishtiaque Ahmed, Principal of VIP Shahadat Hossain College Professor Feroz Ahmed, union parishad chairman Altaf Hossain, PBL officials and local elite were present.

In his speech, the Divisional Commissioner highly appreciated the initiative of the PBL authority and called upon all concerned and affluent people in the society to stand by the cold-hit distressed people to mitigate their sufferings. Later,

he distributed 1,000 pieces of quality blankets among the cold-hit people of all ages of the area including men, women and children in the ceremony.

Mustafizur Rahman * Zahid Hossain *Ataur Rahman * Fonidra Tribedi

The management of Sonali Bank Limited promoted Mustafizur Rahman, Md. Zahid Hossain and Md. Ataur Rahman Prodhan as Deputy Managing Directors.

Md. Mustafizur Rahman was working as General Manager in the bank’s head office. He started banking career in 1980 as Financial Analyst of sonail bank.

During his long 34 years job, he served the bank in various capacities.

Zahid Hossain was working in the bank as Company Secretary of Board Division at head office. He started his banking career as a probationary officer in 1978.

Ataur Rahman Prodhan was working as CEO of Sonali Bank (UK) Limited. He started his banking career as Financial Analyst in 1984.

Meanwhile, Fonidra Tribedi has been promoted to General Manager of Sonali Bank.

Before his promotion, he was the Deputy General Manager of the bank. He joined Sonali Bank as a senior officer in 1984.

He attended various workshops in different countries across the globe.

 The 153rd meeting of the Board Audit Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL) was held at the head office of the bank recently.

Mosharraf Hossain, Chairman of the Board of Audit Committee of the bank presided over the meeting, said a press release.

Syed Nurul Arefeen, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Akkasuddin Mollah, Director, Farman R Chowdhury, Managing Director, Masihul Huq Chowdhury,

Additional Managing Director and Md. Abdul Jabber Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director of the bank were present.

Md. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director, Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited, distributes blanket to a cold-hit people at AIBL Khilkhet Branch premises in Dhaka on Tuesday.

Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited will distribute blankets among the cold-affected people across the country.

Md. Habibur Rahman, Managing Director of the bank inaugurated the blanket distribution programme at AIBL Khilkhet Branch in Dhaka on Tuesday, said a press release.

Among others, Deputy Managing Director of Asian Group Saiful Islam Bhuiyan, Managing Director of Mission Group SM Alauddin, Managing Director of Manjil Group Jahirul Alam Chowdhury, Chairman of Noor Group Najir Ahmed, Head Master of Amirjan High School Tariqul Islam, Proprietor of Nafis Traders Abdur Rauf, prominent philanthropist Malek Matabbor, Senior Vice President of AIBL Md. Nazmus Saadat were present.

Javed Iqbal, Head of Corporate Affairs of UCBL, hands over blankets to AFM Asaduzzaman, General Manager, Bangladesh Bank at a function in Dhaka on Monday.

United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) handed over blankets to Bangladesh Bank for distributing among the poor and distressed people suffering from sweeping massive cold wave on Monday.

Javed Iqbal, Head of Corporate Affairs of the bank handed over the blankets to AFM Asaduzzaman, General Manager of Governor’s Secretariat of the Bangladesh Bank, said a press release.