Branch Opening
UCBL opens branch in Ctg
M Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Managing Director of UCBL, inaugurates a new branch of the Bank at Halishahar in Chittagong yesterday.
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) has opened its 117th branch at Halishahar in Chittagong yesterday.
Saifuzzaman Chowdh- ury, Director, United Commercial Bank and M Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Managing Director of the Bank were present at the ceremony as chief guest and special guest respectively, said a press release.
Shafiqul Alam, AMD, Deputy Managing Directors Mirza Mahmud Rafiqur Rahman and Md. Shahed Jalal Chowdhury attended the function. Among others, members of board of directors Haji MA Kalam, Bazal Ahmed, Nur Uddin Javed, Shabbir Ahmed and Setara Begum were also present.
The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th Feb 2012
UCBL has opened its 116th branch at Kanaipur in Faridpur
United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL) has opened its 116th branch at Kanaipur in Faridpur recently.
M Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Managing Director of the Bank, formally inaugurated the branch as chief guest, said a press release.
Among others, M Shahidul Islam, Additional Managing Director, Mirza Mahmud Rafiqur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director, high officials of UCBL and local elites, were also present on the occasion.
M Shahjahan Bhuiyan said the Bank is firmly determined to spread over banking excellence in grass root level to boost up socio-economic development .
He said the Bank is committed to render best services to its clients with a wide range of network all over the country.
The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 28th Feb 2012
Trust Bank opens branch in Kishoreganj
General Md Abdul Mubeen, ndc, psc, chairman of Trust Bank Limited and Chief of Army Staff, inagurates a branch of the Bank at Teri Potti in Boro Bazar of Kishoreganj yesterday.
Trust Bank Limited has opened a new branch at Teri Potti, Boro Bazar, Kishoreganj on Sunday.
General Md Abdul Mubeen, ndc, psc, Chairman of Trust Bank Limited and Chief of Army Staff, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest, said a press release.
GOC and Area Commander of 19th Division, vice chairman and Adjutant General of Bangladesh Army, district commissioner of Kishoreganj, Zilla Porishad administrator, director of Trust Bank and high officials of the Bank and members of civil society were present.
The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 27th Feb 2012
The renovated Gulshan Head Office Branch of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has been inaugurated.
Regional CEO for India & South Asia of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Sunil Kaushal and CEO of SCB Bangladesh Jim McCabe jointly inaugurating the refurbished Head Office Branch of the Bank at Gulshan in the city recently.
The renovated Gulshan Head Office Branch of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) has been inaugurated. Regional CEO for India & South Asia of SCB Sunil Kaushal and CEO of SCB Bangladesh Jim McCabe jointly inaugurated the refurbished Head Office Branch of the Bank at Gulshan in the city recently.
The Bank's Head Office Branch was revamped under its Branch Retrofit project. Several other branches of the SCB will also be transformed into world-class banking premises under the project in the year 2012. The newly renovated branch possesses separate lobbies for account holders and their representatives to ensure superior service to customers.
Speaking on the occasion, CEO of SCB Bangladesh Jim McCabe said, "A key pillar of the bank's strategy is customer service and our customers are at the heart of everything the Bank does. This is yet another step in providing our customers with a superior banking experience at Standard Chartered".
Financial Express/Bangladesh/ 22th Feb 2012
BASIC Bank opens 48th branch
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of Bashundhara Group, Mostafa Kamal Mohiuddin, Chairman of East West Media Group and Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, Chairman of BASIC Bank, seen at the inauguration of the 48th branch of the Bank at Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Wednesday.
Bashundhara Group (BG) Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan said BASIC Bank is playing an important role in poverty alleviation and accelerating the country’s economic growth.
The BG Chairman made the remarks while addressing as special guest the inauguration of the 48th branch of BASIC Bank Limited at Bashundhara Residential Area in the city on Wednesday.
Ahmed Akbar Sobhan also hailed the role of the Bank’s board of directors for accelerating the Bank’s popularity and expanding service coverage by opening more branches.
Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, Chairman of BASIC Bank and former MP, formally inaugurated the branch. BASIC Bank Limited opened the new branch at Bashundhara Residential Area to take banking services to the doorsteps of more people.
Mostafa Kamal Mohi- uddin, Chairman of East West Media Group, Jahangir Akhand Selim, Member of Board of Directors of BASIC Bank, Subhashish Basu, Sakhawat Hussain, Md Anwarul Islam, FCMA, were present as special guests at the inaugural function, presided over by Kazi Fakhrul Islam, managing director of the Bank.
Sheikh Manjur Morshed, Additional Managing Director of the Bank and other entrepreneurs and local businessmen were also present on the occasion.
Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu said people consider BASIC Bank as safe as it is wholly owned by the government. As a result, deposits with the bank have increased. He also said the standard of service of BASIC Bank is higher than other banks.
Kazi Fakhrul Islam said his bank gives priority to large industrial or commercial institutions, SMEs, agriculture, women entrepreneurs while extending loans.
“We also finance export, import, industries and commerce” he added.
The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 17th Feb 2012