Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) and Shakti Foundation signed an agreement on Mobile Banking Services at head office of DBBL recently, says a press release.

Under this agreement, employees of Shakti Foundation will receive their monthly salaries in their DBBL Mobile Banking Accounts.  After receiving their salaries in their mobile accounts, employees will be able to withdraw/ deposit cash from any nearby agent or DBBL branches, withdraw money from any DBBL ATM, transfer money to other mobile accounts, buy goods and services from retailers and pay utility bills throughout the country and moreover will get the opportunity of "Banking with a bank".

The agreement was signed by Dr Humaira Islam, founder and executive director of Shakti Foundation, and K S Tabrez, managing director of DBBL.

Syeda Obaida Haque, Mahfuzur Rashid, Nazmul Ahsan and Shariful Islam, senior directors of Shakti Foundation, Abul Kashem Md Shirin, deputy managing director of DBBL and Mir Mominul Huq, head of mobile banking division of DBBL were also present.

News: The Daily Independent/Bangladesh/09-Sep-12