Dhaka Bank Training Institute (DBTI) recently organised a four-week Foundation Training programme for the 44th batch of the bank.

Some 33 trainee officers of the bank took part in the training programme, said a press release. Niaz Habib, Managing Director of Dhaka Bank distributed certificates and prizes among the participants.

SHANGHAI: China’s bank lending picked up in June from May, the central bank said Tuesday, as authorities accelerated infrastructure investment to boost the flagging economy, but analysts warned of a possible debt bubble.

Domestic banks granted 1.08 trillion yuan ($174 billion) in new loans for June, up from 870.8 billion yuan a month earlier, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said in a statement. — AFP

Mosharraf Hossain was unanimously elected Chairman of Board Audit Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd (SJIBL). The 198th meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank recently elected him as Chairman of the committee.

After obtaining post graduation degree from University of Dhaka, he started banking career as a probationary officer in Eastern Mercantile Bank Limited, presently Pubali Bank Limited.

He held numerous posts at different commercial banks. Prior to this position, he was Managing Director and CEO of Standard Bank Limited and IFIC Bank Limited.

Md. Ahsan-uz Zaman joined Midland Bank Limited (MDBL) as Managing Director and CEO.

Prior to joining MDBL, Ahsan was working for Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) as Additional Managing Director. He joined MTB as Deputy Managing Director in July 2009 and contributed to the overall development and progress of the bank.

Prior to joining MTB, Ahsan worked for Bank of America in New York at its Global Wealth and Investment Management Division with responsibility for business across a wide assigned territory.

He has gained diversified banking experience by working at home and abroad. He served JPMorgan Chase Bank, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas and ANZ Grindlays Bank where he joined as a Management Trainee in Dhaka in 1982.

Ahsan completed his MBA from the Institute of Business Administration of University of Dhaka.

He attended seminars on Risk Management and Capital Markets conducted by BNP Paribas in New York and received credit training conducted by ANZ Grindlays Bank in London, Melbourne and Mumbai. 

Dhaka: The Half-Yearly Managers’ Conference-2014 of Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) was held on 12/07/2014 in UTC Convention Hall, Unique Trade Center, 8 Panthapath, Dhaka, informed by the authority.
The CEO & Managing Director Abu Sadek Md. Sohel presided over the meeting. Md. Yousuf Ali Howlader, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BCBL was present in the meeting as the Chief Guest. S.M. Aminur Rahman and Dr. Md. Zillur Rahman, Director of the Board of Directors of BCBL was present in the meeting as the Special Guest. Among others, Managers from 43 Branches of BCBL as well as Executives of Head Office were also present in the conference.