Eastern Bank Limited was awarded the “Best Partner for Working Capital Systemic Solutions” by International Finance Corporation at the 6th Global Trade Partners Meeting held in Lisbon, Portugal recently.

The award was given to the bank as recognition to its innovative solutions for working capital financing to importers and counter party exporters including Offshore Bill Financing, said a press release. Georgina Baker, Head of IFC for Trade Finance and Supply Chain Solutions handed over the award to EBL Managing Director and CEO, Ali Reza Iftekhar at the function.

“I am really happy to receive the recognition for consecutive 4th year from IFC with whom we have been working closely for many years now,” said Ali Reza Iftekhar”.

The banks, including Sonali, Janata, Agrani and Rupali, has been asked to keep open their branches to facilitate candidates

 The 430th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited

was held at the bank’s Board Room on Thursday.

Abdul Malek Mollah, VC of the committee presided over the meeting, said a press release.

Nazmul Ahsan Khaled, Hafez Md Enayet Ullah, Ahamedul Haque, Abu Naser Md Yeahea, Kh Mesbah Uddin

Ahmed, Directors, Md Habibur Rahman, MD, Md Mofazzal Hossain, Company Secretary and DMD, Kazi

Towhidul Alam, Md Golam Rabbani, and Md Abdul Jalil, DMDs of the bank attended the function.

 Bank Asia organised three-day long foundation training for its 35 officers in an effort to improve their professional efficiency.

A Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of the bank, handed over certificates to the participants at the concluding ceremony held at Bank Asia Institute for Training and Development at Rangs Bhaban in Dhaka on Monday, said a press release.

Mohammad Borhanuddin, Senior EVP and Head of ICCD, Md. Sazzad Hossain, EVP and Head of Scotia Branch, Mamun Mahmud, Senior Vice President and Head of Human Resources Division were, among others, present.

 Southeast Bank Limited (SEBL) and The Farmers Bank Limited have signed an agreement on Product and Network Sharing at SEBL’s head office recently.

This Product and Network Sharing agreement will facilitate beneficiaries (receivers) of foreign inward remittances in Bangladesh, said a press release.