Participants of a workshop of the ‘HSBC Young Entrepreneur Challenge (YEC)’ pose for photograph.

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Li-mited has organised a workshop on ‘En-hancing Communications and Presentation Skills’ for six finalist teams of the ‘HSBC Young Ent-repreneur Challenge (YEC)’.

HSBC YEC, launched for the sixth time in Bangladesh, is an annual, regional competition, said a press release.

Sharmin Rahman, Creative Director of Asiatic JWT took an interactive session with the students.

Adiya Narayan Singh Deo, Head of Human Resources, and Talukdar Noman Anwar, Head of Marketing, HSBC Bangladesh also spoke.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th April 2012

Agrani Bank Limited has donated 20 computers to the Engineers Institution, Bangladesh (IEB).

Chairman of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) and IEB President Eng M Nurul Huda distributed those to IEB's different centres at a function on Monday, said an IEB release.

IEB general secretary and Agrani Bank director Eng Abdus Sabur, IEB vice-president Eng M Habibur Rahman, Eng Mezbaur Rahman, Eng M Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan, assistant general secretary (HRD) Eng M Shahadat Hossain Shiblu were present.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th April 2012

Pubali Bank Ltd has recently been awarded with “Business Championship Award-2011 by Western Union for increasing transactions and extending better customer service.

Managing Director of Pubali Bank Helal Ahmed Chowdhury received the award from Hikmet Ersek, chief executive officer of Western Union.

The awarding was made at a function Western Union Asia Pacific Agent Summit-2012 held in Bali, Indonesia.
Stewart Stockdale, EVP, Global Consumer Financial Services, Drina Yue, SVP, Managing Director, APAC Region were present on the occasion.

Additional managing director of Pubali Bank Ltd. M.A Halim Chowdhury was also present.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th April 2012

Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL) is going to introduce online banking services at three of its branches from tomorrow.

The move came as part of BDBL’s plan of introducing fully automated banking services from June this year, a BDBL release said here today.

Managing Director of the Bangladesh Development Bank Dr M Zillur Rahman informed this while inaugurating a workshop on ‘SME Financing’ in the Bank’s conference room.

He said the Bank’s provision surplus reached to Taka 50 crore within two years of its journey though the Bank initially started with huge loan burden.

Rahman mentioned that Bangladesh Development Bank would concentrate more and more on SME financing to help create employment.

General Manager of Bangladesh Bank Sukamal Sinha Choudhury, who spoke on the occasion as chief guest, emphasized on financing the SME sector, especially the women entrepreneurs.

He assured to provide all sorts of support for SME financing from the central bank on continuous basis.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th April 2012

Prime Bank Limited has received Bizz 2012- Inspirational Company Award for its consistent growth, Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and use of technology.

World Confederation of Businesses (WORLDCOB) gave the award to the Bank at a program recently held in Barcelona, Spain on April 14.

Ahmed Kamal Khan Chowdhury, deputy managing director & CFO of the Bank received the award.

Bizz 2012 is an exclusive recognition for the most outstanding companies in the world, who have consistently exceeded the expectations in their respective industry and market.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 29th April 2012