Md Shirajul Islam Mollah, Chairman of Prime Bank Limited, speaks at the managers’ conference at a hotel in Dhaka Saturday.

Prime Bank Limited organised managers’ conference at a hotel in Dhaka Saturday.

Md Shirajul Islam Mollah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, said a press release.

Director of the bank Prof Mohammed Aslam Bhuiyan spoke on the occasion where director Md. Shahadat Hossain was present at the programme.

Md Ehsan Khasru, Managing Director and CEO of the bank presided over the conference.

While speaking, Md. Shirajul Islam Mollah, Chairman of the bank thanked the branch managers for achieving the targets for last year.

Managing Director and CEO Md Ehsan Khasru said, the bank has set an objective to raise low cost-no cost deposits, enrichment of SMEs and retail businesses for this year.

KS Tabrez, Managing Director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited, seen with the poor cleft-lipped boys and girls under a campaign at a function at CRP in Savar recently.

Under the smile-brighter programme, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited organised a 4-day plastic surgery campaign at the bank's own cost at the Center for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) in Savar recently.

The bank took the initiative for the poor cleft-lipped boys and girls to bring back the endearing smile on their faces, said a press release Saturday.

Humaira Azam, Deputy Managing Director of Bank Asia, poses for photograph with the recipients of Bank Asia Higher Studies Scholarship at a ceremony in Chittagong Friday.

Bank Asia awarded scholarships to fifteen insolvent meritorious students for their higher study at Lohagara in Chittagong Friday.

Humaira Azam, Deputy Managing Director of the bank, handed over the scholarships among the students of different institutions at Lohagara upazila, said a press release.

Ziaul Huq Chowdhury Babul, Chairman of Lohagara Upazila, Sahabullah, Senior Vice President and Head of Agrabad Branch, and AKM Saiful Islam Chowdhury, Senior Vice President and Head of Station Road Branch of the bank, students, teachers, journalists, businessmen and local elite attended the function.

A total of 153 students were selected for Bank Asia Higher Study Scholarship for 2012.

Farm loan disbursement rose by around 16 percent to Tk 7,723.58 crore in the first seven months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period a year ago.

All commercial banks collectively disbursed 54.66 percent of their annual target of Tk 14,130 crore in agriculture loans during July-January, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

The disbursement was 48.37 percent or Tk 6,675.36 crore during the same period in fiscal 2011-12.

However, 19 banks disbursed below 50 percent of their annual target during the period of the current fiscal year.

“The central bank's move to encourage banks to disburse farm loans has contributed to the current year's growth,” said a BB official.

He said the finance ministry has also recently asked banks to increase farm loans.

Six state-owned banks -- Sonali, Janata, Agrani, Rupali, Bangladesh Krishi Bank and Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank -- disbursed Tk 4,532.47 crore, or 52.66 percent of their annual target of Tk 8,607 crore.

Private and foreign banks disbursed Tk 3,191.12 crore, which was 57.78 percent of their total annual target of Tk 5,523 crore.

Syed Waseque Md Ali, Deputy Managing Director of FSIBL, and Abul K Shamsuddin, Chief Operation Officer of RanksTel, exchange documents after signing an agreement in Dhaka recently.

First Security Islami Bank Limited (FSIBL) signed a corporate agreement with RanksTel Limited in Dhaka recently.

As per the agreement, the postpaid customers and dealers of RanksTel will be able to pay bills and deposit money from anywhere in the country, said a press release.

Syed Waseque Md Ali, Deputy Managing Director of FSIBL, and Abul K Shamsuddin, Chief Operation Officer of RanksTel, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.