Speakers at a discussion have urged the branch level bankers to put in their best efforts to resist money laundering and other malpractices in banks for the sake of uprooting various social crimes associated with those, reports BSS. Terming the border-belt districts like Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj as crime-prone zone, they said bankers must remain sincere and alert so that money laundering and financing of terrorism could be reduced to a great extent.
They were addressing the inaugural session of a three-day training course titled “Prevention of Money Laundering and Malpractices in Banks” for the branch level bank officials of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) at its training institute in Rajshahi city yesterday. The main focus of the course was to disseminate updated knowledge and strategies to prevent malpractices associated with money laundering. A total of 35 bankers ranking from officers to principal officers is participating in the training workshop.
Officers in all 378 branches of the 16 districts under Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions will be brought under the training programme in phases.
RAKUB Deputy Managing Director Abdul Khaleque Khan, addressed the session as the chief guest with institute Principal Mozammel Haque in the chair.
Senior faculty member Taleb Ali and faculty members Mobinur Rashid Sarker, Ronojit Kumar Sen and SM Ahsan Ullah are conducting the course.
As the largest development partner in the agricultural sector of the northwest Bangladesh, RAKUB plays a vital role to earn economic emancipation and free the nation from poverty and hunger through boosting credit-flow to the potential agricultural fields, the speakers mentioned.
They asked the participants to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to brighten the image of the bank.
The speakers emphasized the importance of due diligence and proper ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) guidelines and advised everyone to remain fully compliant with money laundering prevention (MLP) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) rules and regulations.
Khaleque Khan advised the officials to be more cautious and proactive in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as complying with all other applicable regulations regarding the issue to protect and enhance the image of RAKUB as a compliant bank.
The speakers said the free flow of illegal money always creates a deviant situation in addition to the spread of various social crimes in the society.
So, it is high time that bankers should efficiently handle situations arising due to money laundering, as the present government as well as the Central Bank is giving highest priority in this regard, they added.