Abrar A Anwar, Managing Director, Head of Origination and Client Coverage and Co-Head, Wholesale Banking of Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh receives ICMAB’s ‘Best Corporate Performance Award’ 2012 in the foreign commercial bank category at a ceremony held at a hotel in Dhaka recently.

Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Bangladesh has won the first position in Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB’s) ‘Best Corporate Performance Award’ 2012 in the foreign commercial bank category.

The ICMAB Best Corporate Award, now in its fourth year, recognises the country's best corporate enterprises and encourage others to adopt good corporate culture and management. Commerce Minister GM Quader bestowed this year's awards at a ceremony held at a hotel in Dhaka recently.

Abrar A Anwar, Managing Director, Head of Origination and Client Coverage and Co-Head, Wholesale Banking of Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh received the award at the ceremony.

Commenting on the occasion, he said “Bangladesh is a core market for Standard Chartered, we take pride in our contribution to the economy. This award highlights our success story and is a testament to our strong performance in Bangladesh and continued commitment to this market.”

Standard Chartered Bank, Bangladesh has retained its position from last year in the foreign commercial bank category. Standard Chartered Bangladesh also received the “Best Bank in Bangladesh” at the Banker Awards 2012 and 2010; “Best Foreign Commercial Bank in Bangladesh” in 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009, by FianaceAsia; “Best Retail Bank in Bangladesh” Award in 2011 and 2007 from ‘The Asian Banker: Excellence in Retail Financial Services’.

Standard Chartered Bank is the largest foreign bank in Bangladesh with 19 branches, 9 booths and 20 express banking centres and it is the only foreign bank in the country with the presence in six major cities, along with offshore banking units inside the two major Export Processing Zones of the country.

The Annual Managers' Conference-2013 of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited was held at Banani in Dhaka Saturday.

Managers from 38 branch and executives from Head Office took part at the conference, said a press release.

Dr. Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Managing Director of the bank, presided over the function.

A two-day-long Business Development Conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited concluded at a hotel in Dhaka Monday.

Earlier, Prof. Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference on Sunday as chief guest, said a press release.

Dhaka Bank Ltd (DBL), one of the leading private sector commercial banks in the country, launched three separate new Islamic deposit schemes.

The schemes are ‘Tawfeer Mudaraba savings Bond account’, ‘Tawfeer Mudaraba Deposit Pension Scheme and ‘Tawfeer Mudaraba foreign remittance Account’.

Managing Director of the bank Fazle Rashid, Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Maulana Mohammad Salehuddin and Chairman of Dhaka Bank Shariah Supervisory Committee M Azizul Haque jointly inaugurated the new products at a ceremony held at a hotel in Dhaka Monday.

While addressing, Maulana Mohammad Salehuddin said banking is the part of people’s daily life and if it is done through Islamic rules and regulations then it benefits them.

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder MP, Chairman, Pubali Bank Ltd, inaugurates Pubali ATM Card at the bank’s head office recently.

Pubali Bank Ltd (PBL) has launched its own ATM Card in a bid to move towards modern and technology-based banking.

Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder MP, Chairman, Board of Directors of the bank inaugurated Pubali ATM Card as chief guest at a function in Dhaka recently, said a press release.

Moniruddin Ahmed, Syed Moazzem Hussain, Ahmed Shafi Choudhury, Directors and Muhammed Kabiruzzaman Yaqub, Alternate Director were present as special guests.