Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL), a state run specialized bank, is on the top in terms of camel, risk and credit ratings among the country’s all state-owned banks.

Managing Director of the bank Dr Md Zillur Rahman said this while presiding over a workshop on ‘Diagnostic Workshop on Income, Expenditure, Deposit, Advance and Recovery of Classified Loans’ at the bank’s Training Institution here on Saturday, said a release on Sunday.

BDBL Chairman Educationist Professor Santi Narayan Ghosh spoke on the occasion as the chief guest while director and Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Amolendu Mukharjee and director Kazi Morshed Hossain Kamal took part in the discussion.

Heads of all regional and branches and high officials of the bank also joined the workshop.

Professor Santi Narayan called upon the participants to put in their best efforts to make the bank’s all branches profitable.

Dr Zillur rahman said the BDBL has achieved remarkable success in various fields despite manifold problems in he country’s banking sector.

He stressed the need for further attention for realization of outstanding loans and distribution of loans for new projects.

The BDBL MD also directed the branch managers to increase loans for SME sector and keep default loans under 30 per cent by December next. — BSS