BSS, Rajshahi :
Speakers at a workshop have urged the branch level executives and other bankers to put in their best efforts to resist money laundering and other malpractices in banks for the sake of uprooting various social crimes.
Terming the border-belt districts like Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj as crime-prone zone, they said bankers must remain sincere and alert so that money laundering and financing of terrorism could be reduced to a great extent.
They were addressing a daylong training workshop titled “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” for the branch level bankers of National Bank Limited at its regional branch in Rajshahi city Saturday.
The main focus of the course was to disseminate updated knowledge and strategies to prevent malpractices associated with money laundering. A total of 29 executives and officers from 13 branches in the region took part in the training workshop.
General Manager of Bangladesh Bank Sheikh Abdullah addressed the workshop as chief guest with Imtiaz Ahmed, Senior Vice-president and Regional Head of NBL in the chair. NBL Senior Vice-president Abdul Wahab conducted the training as resource person.
The speakers emphasized the importance on due diligence and proper Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines and their business and advised everyone to remain fully compliant with money laundering prevention (MLP) and CFT rules and regulations.
They also advised the officials to be more cautious and proactive in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as complying with all other applicable regulations regarding the issue and thus protect and enhance the image of NBL as a compliant bank.
So, it is high time that bankers should efficiently handle situations arising out of money laundering, as the present government as well as the Central Bank is giving highest priority in this regard, they added.
Speakers at a workshop have urged the branch level executives and other bankers to put in their best efforts to resist money laundering and other malpractices in banks for the sake of uprooting various social crimes.
Terming the border-belt districts like Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj as crime-prone zone, they said bankers must remain sincere and alert so that money laundering and financing of terrorism could be reduced to a great extent.
They were addressing a daylong training workshop titled “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” for the branch level bankers of National Bank Limited at its regional branch in Rajshahi city Saturday.
The main focus of the course was to disseminate updated knowledge and strategies to prevent malpractices associated with money laundering. A total of 29 executives and officers from 13 branches in the region took part in the training workshop.
General Manager of Bangladesh Bank Sheikh Abdullah addressed the workshop as chief guest with Imtiaz Ahmed, Senior Vice-president and Regional Head of NBL in the chair. NBL Senior Vice-president Abdul Wahab conducted the training as resource person.
The speakers emphasized the importance on due diligence and proper Know Your Customer (KYC) guidelines and their business and advised everyone to remain fully compliant with money laundering prevention (MLP) and CFT rules and regulations.
They also advised the officials to be more cautious and proactive in preventing money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as complying with all other applicable regulations regarding the issue and thus protect and enhance the image of NBL as a compliant bank.
So, it is high time that bankers should efficiently handle situations arising out of money laundering, as the present government as well as the Central Bank is giving highest priority in this regard, they added.
