Dhaka, Sept 18: Mohammed Solaiman has been re-elected as chairman of board of directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank Securities Limited (SJIBSL) in its 19th meeting recently, says a press release.

In the same meeting, Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Halim were re-elected as vice-chairmen of the SJIBSL. Re-elected chairman, a leading businessman Mohammed Solaiman is managing director of Paradise

Corporation and Paradise Electronics, a renowned business house in Chittagong.

He is the sponsor director and former chairman of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited and Mercantile Insurance Co Ltd and founder director of Central Hospital Ltd, Eden Multicare Hospital and Hardco International School.

Solaiman is also involved with many social welfare and charitable organisations.

Re-elected vice-chairman Mohammad Farooq is a renowned businessman. He is managing director of Famous Group of Companies Ltd and sponsor director of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited.

The other re-elected vice-chairman Abdul Halim started business after completion of his Bachelor Degree. Mr. Halim is a sponsor shareholder of Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited. He is also the chairman of the Halim Group and engaged with Automobiles business.

BRAC Bank Limited won prestigious ‘Best Bank in Bangladesh Award’ from FinanceAsia as part of Country Awards for Achievement 2013.

Syed Mahbubur Rahman, Managing Director and CEO of BRAC Bank, received the award from Denise Wee, Senior Bond Reporter of FinanceAsia, at the country awards gala dinner at Hotel Fort Canning in Singapore recently, said a press release.

M A Matin, Additional Managing Director of Uttara Bank Limited, and Patricia Riingen, Senior Vice President of Western Union, East & South Asia, jointly inaugurate a dedicated Western Union money transfer area at its Badda branch on Tuesday.

Uttara Bank Limited and The Western Union Company Tuesday unveiled a dedicated area at the bank’s Badda branch for Western Union® Money TransferSM services.

Under this system, customers will get faster and easier access to remittance services, along with a five-minute service pledge, said a press release.

A separate station for filling in forms, dedicated transaction counter, and a waiting zone with comfortable seating and complimentary refreshments, including coffee and tea will available in this zone.

M A Matin, Additional Managing Director of the bank said, “We have always endeavored to deliver exceptional service. We’re confident that this latest enhancement to our Badda branch, in collaboration with Western Union, will truly transform the transaction experience at what is an important remittance-receiving location in Dhaka.”

Patricia Riingen, Senior Vice President for East and South Asia, Western Union, said, “When customers use Western Union, our service is unrivalled when it comes to speed, convenience and reliability.”

Western Union and its agents operate over 12,000 locations across all 64 districts and 509 thanas in the country.

M Nazeem A. Choudhury, Head of Business, Consumer Banking of Eastern Bank Ltd, and Kader Nawaz, Director, Finance and Operation of Leisure Bangladesh Limited (LBL), exchange documents after signing an agreement in Dhaka recently.

Eastern Bank Ltimited (EBL) and Leisure Bangladesh Limited (LBL) signed an agreement in Dhaka recently.

M Nazeem A. Choudhury, Head of Business, Consumer Banking of Eastern Bank Ltd and Kader Nawaz, Director, Finance and Operation of Leisure Bangladesh Limited (LBL) signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations, said a press release.