Bangladesh Bank has taken an initiative to supply metal coins of different denominations through eleven commercial banks in a bid to facilitate city people to conduct their daily transactions.

Besides, the central bank will supply metal coins worth Tk 1, Tk 2 and Tk 5 through all commercial banks across the country, said a press release.

Recently the central bank has taken a decision to supply the metal coins through Press Club and Bangabandhu Avenue branches of Sonali Bank,

Ramna and Elephant Road branches of Agrani Bank, New Market branch of Janata Bank, Sadarghat branch of Pubali Bank,

Bashundhara branch of Social Islami Bank, Gulshan branch of Dutch-Bangla Bank, Kawran Bazaar branch of Southeast Bank, Malibagh branch of Prime Bank and Jatrabari branch of National Bank Limited.

Md Tajul Islam, MP, speaks at the inauguration of Sonali Bank's treasury activity at Manohorganj, Comilla on Monday.

Sonali Bank Limited (SBL), Manohorganj branch, Comilla has started its activity as government treasury from Monday.
Md Tajul Islam, MP, inaugurated the bank's treasury activity as chief guest, said a press release.

Md Zahurul Islam, Deputy General Manager, Principal Office, Comilla presided over the function.

Hasan Iqbal, General Manager, Head Office attended the function as special guest. Md Tajul Islam, MP, expressed his satisfaction over the activity of the bank.

Though some stray incidents took place in recent past, still Sonali Bank has shown its success in customers' services, it was told at the function.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is preparing a guideline for streamlining bank's financing to the IT (information technology) sector especially to the software development initiatives, a BB official said

The central bank already formed a committee as a step forward to prepare the guideline.

 
The committee titled "Committee for IT-based SME Financing" includes representatives from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),

the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and BB.

The committee would be the base working group to prepare and finalise the guideline after consultation with all relevant groups, organisations and institutions, the official said.

"It would primarily assess the risks in IT business in Bangladesh and rate the IT firms on the basis of their efficiency and skills in business and risks management," the official said.

"IT firms especially those are in software development depend mainly on skilled manpower like software engineers.

If a firm for some reasons loses its skilled staff than it faces trouble in keeping the pace of business and eventually becomes risky for financing,"

General Manager of SME and Special Programmes Department of BB Sukumol SinghaChowdhury said.

Md Shirajul Islam Mollah, Chairman of Prime Bank Limited, seen along with other officials of bank at a function to celebrate Pahela Baishakh at Amazon Club of Gulshan in Dhaka Sunday.

Prime Bank Limited organised a day-long cultural show with traditional Bangladeshi food to mark Pahela Baishakh at the Amazon Club of Gulshan in Dhaka Sunday.

Md Shirajul Islam Mollah, Chairman of the bank, inaugurated the programme, said a press release.

Mafiz Ahmed Bhuiyan, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Prof Ainun Nishat, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Nasim Anwar Hossain, Salma Huq, Directors, Md Ehsan Khasru,

Managing Director and CEO, present and former directors and high-level executives of the bank, attended the function.

Mofazzal Husain, Managing Director of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) launched Shuvo Halkhata-1420 and Baishakhi Mela by realising loans from its borrowers.

The function was held at RAKUB’s principal office in Rajshahi on Monday, said a press release.