Mutual Trust Bank Ltd (MTB) recently launched "MTB Student Banking" with two tailor-made deposit products - MTB Junior and MTB Graduate for students.

Industries Minister Dilip Barua launched the new products at the inaugural ceremony of "MTB Student Banking 4th BUETDC Debate Championship 2011" at the auditorium of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), said a press release.

Initially, MTB Student Banking will comprise of these two deposit products, MTB Junior and MTB Graduate.

Among others, BUET vice-chancellor Professor Dr SM Nazrul Islam, pro vice-chancellor Professor Dr M Habibur Rahman, Professor Dr Aminul Hoque of BUET, journalist and human rights activist Shahriar Kabir, Daily Jugantor Editor Advocate Salma Islam MP were present at the event as special guests.

MTB Junior is a savings account tailor-made for the students aged below 18 years (a guardian will be the custodian) while MTB Graduate is customised for students aged 18 years or above. They are entitled to open the accounts showing their ID Cards. Both the products offer attractive interest rates, free debit cards and free internet banking.

MTB deputy managing directors Md Hashem Chowdhury and Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, head of business- retail Gazi Yar Mohammed, senior officials of the bank and a large number of debaters and students participated in the function.

News: Daily Sun/ Bangladesh/ Mar-19-2011