Dupchanchia Correspondent :
Daylong anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism workshop was arranged by Mutual Trust Bank Northern Bangladesh branch at aconvention center in Bogra district on Saturday.
Swapan Kumar Biswas, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO) inaugurated the workshop.
To empower the nationwide initiative against money launderers and terrorist financers, Biswas, in his speech said, it is high time for the officials of banks and financial institutions to frequently and closely monitor the customers for proper identification of the sources of funds and identify unusual transactions.
Besides, he has also advised to follow the national policy, rules and guideline and MTBs strategy on Preventing Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism. The main purpose of arranging such workshops in the region level is to refresh employee knowledge, make them prepare for the upcoming evaluation of Bangladesh by Asia Pacific Group and thus achieve better result in the third round mutual evaluation by the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering.
A total 108 participants from 13 MTB Northern Bangladesh branches attended in the workshop. Senior Assistant Vice President (SAVP) & Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) Md Baker Hossain, Assistant Vice President AVP) Israt Jahan conducted sessions as the resource persons here in the workshop. MTB Training Institute Principal, Abul Ali Ahad was also present in the workshop.
Daylong anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism workshop was arranged by Mutual Trust Bank Northern Bangladesh branch at aconvention center in Bogra district on Saturday.
Swapan Kumar Biswas, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (CAMLCO) inaugurated the workshop.
To empower the nationwide initiative against money launderers and terrorist financers, Biswas, in his speech said, it is high time for the officials of banks and financial institutions to frequently and closely monitor the customers for proper identification of the sources of funds and identify unusual transactions.
Besides, he has also advised to follow the national policy, rules and guideline and MTBs strategy on Preventing Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism. The main purpose of arranging such workshops in the region level is to refresh employee knowledge, make them prepare for the upcoming evaluation of Bangladesh by Asia Pacific Group and thus achieve better result in the third round mutual evaluation by the Asia/Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering.
A total 108 participants from 13 MTB Northern Bangladesh branches attended in the workshop. Senior Assistant Vice President (SAVP) & Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) Md Baker Hossain, Assistant Vice President AVP) Israt Jahan conducted sessions as the resource persons here in the workshop. MTB Training Institute Principal, Abul Ali Ahad was also present in the workshop.
