Business Desk :
Midland Bank Limited (MDB) started offering Shariah based Islamic Banking from its Gulshan Branch’s Islami Banking window through a ceremony held at the bank’s head office in the city on Thursday. The bank named its Islami Banking platform “Midland Bank Saalam”, said a press release.
Nilufer Zafarullah, Chairperson of the bank launched the service at the beginning of the board of directors meeting held through video conferencing. Through this new offering, customers can avail all Shariah banking products through its new window and avail the service from any of its branches including the bank’s digital channels. Chairman of the bank’s Shariah Supervisory Council Professor Dr. Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad, members Dr. Muhammad Nazrul Islam Al-maruf and N K A Mobin, Managing Director and CEO Md. Ahsan uz Zaman, members of the board of directors and other high officials of of the bank also attended the programme. “Now-a-day’s Islamic Banking plays an important role in the economy,” said Nilufer Zafarullah. She hoped that the bank’s new platform will provide state- of-the-art Shariah Banking services.
Chairman of Shariah Board of Islamic Banking Professor Dr. Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad said, customers can avail technology based services from the Islamic Banking platform of the Bank.
