Sheikh Abdul Hai Bacchu, Chairman of BASIC Bank Limited, inaugurates the 49th branch of the Bank at Ghagor Bazar at Kotalipara in Gopalganj on Tuesday.

BASIC Bank Limited has opened its 49th branch at Ghagor Bazar at Kotalipara in Gopalganj on Tuesday.

Sheikh Abdul Hai Bacchu, Chairman, BASIC Bank Limited inaugurated the branch, said a press release. Kazi Fokrul Islam, Managing Director of BASIC Bank presided over the function where Prof Dr Kazi Akhtar Hossain, member of the board of directors of the Bank was present as special guest on the occasion.

Among others, Bimal Krishna Biswas, Upazila chairman of Kotalipara, Kamrul Hasan, Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Ad. Shuvash Chandra Joydhar, president, Kotalipara upazila AL, Rafeza Begum, president, Mohila Awami League of Kotalipara and Manik Lal Shaha, president of Kotalipara Banik Samity were present.

While inaugurating the Kotalipara branch, Sheikh Abdul Hai Bacchu said country’s economic development would be achieved if we are able to reach the banking services to the remotest areas of the country. “With the modern banking services, the economic emancipation will be possible side by side building rural infrastructure,” the chairman of the Bank said.

In this regard the Bank has taken an initiative to open more branches at the upazila and district level. In view of this, we have already opened 11 branches and also have a plan to open another 25 branches across the country, he said.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 28th March 2012