IBBL Business Development Conference begins

Dhaka, Jan 12 – A two-day business development conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited began at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on January 12, 2019, Saturday. Professor Md. Nazmul Hassan, PhD, Chairman of the bank inaugurated the conference as chief guest. Presided over by Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, the conference was addressed by Professor Dr Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee, Dr Md. Zillur Rahman, Chairman, Audit Committee, Major General (Retd.) Engr. Abdul Matin, Chairman, Risk Management Committee, Professor Dr Qazi Shahidul Alam, Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammed Humayun Kabir, FCA, Md. Syful Islam, FCA, FCMA, Md. Joynal Abedin,
Professor Dr Md. Sirajul Karim, Syed Abu Asad and Md. Quamrul Hasan, Directors of the bank.
Professor Dr Mohammad Abdus Samad, Member Secretary of the Shariah Supervisory
Committee also addressed in the program. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Additional Managing
Director thanked the audience in the program. Additional Managing Directors, Deputy Managing
Directors, Head Office Executives, Head of Zones and Head of 342 Branches of the Bank
attended the conference.
The conference disclosed that as on December 31, 2018, IBBL has reached deposit milestone of
Tk.823 billion by adding more than Tk.67 billion in its deposit portfolio. The bank has achieved
general investment base of Tk.797 billion. IBBL reached the milestone of 13 million clients.
IBBL has consolidated its leadership in handling import, export and remittance business of
Tk.399 billion, Tk.251 billion and Tk.275 billion respectively in 2018.
Md. Nazmul Hasan, PhD, Chairman in the speech of chief guest expressed his satisfaction over
the business target achievement in 2018. To accelerate the growth of the bank, he directed the
concerned to modernize the internal research and training system. He called upon the concerned
to provide more scope to the youth so that they can overcome the upcoming challenges in the
economy and banking sector of the country. He also instructed the bank officials to popularize the
modern financial technologies among the mass people.
Md. Mahbub ul Alam, Managing Director and CEO said, Islami Bank like the previous years has
been able to uphold the first position in 2018 by all business parameters. The cooperation and
support from the current development friendly government led by Honorable Prime Minister have
played a special role behind this success, he added. He said IBBL shall play a leading role in
achieving the Vision-2021 and Vision-2041 set by Honorable Prime Minister.
Other speakers said IBBL has opened 305 Agent Banking Outlets in 2018. Speakers here
thanked the management for keeping IBBL among the Best 1000 Banks in the world for the 7th
time. They said, achieving of the World’s Best Retail Islamic Bank Award, Highest Tax Payer
Award in Banking Sector, Bangladesh Bank Remittance Award, Best Islamic Bank in
Bangladesh Award and SAFA Award bear the testimony that Islami Bank is the most compliant
bank. Islami Bank maintains good governance in its operations which made IBBL a model of
a compliant institution. – Press release