Staff Reporter :
The Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) will give priority to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mobile banking services in the year of 2018.
The IBBL Chairman Arastoo Khan informed this at a press conference to present the overall situation of the bank in last one year 2017 after he took charge as chairman.
“The bank has earned highest ever deposit and profit in last one year in the history of the bank’s establishment,” he said.
Khan informed that quantum of the bank’s deposit stood at Tk 75,130 crore, which is Tk 7,244 crore higher than the previous year.
At the same time, the amount of general investment stood at Tk 70,099 crore with new investment of Tk 8,457 crore, he said, adding that the number of clients also rose to 1.25 crore.
The Chairman also added that IBBL has consolidated its leadership in handling import, export and remittance business of Tk 385 billion, Tk 240 billion and Tk 233 billion respectively in 2017.
To a reply of a question on investment policy he said that the current boards of directors do not change any shariah compliance of investment policy. So that IBBL growth rate is increasingly higher than any other banks.
IBBL Executive Committee Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Eng Abdul Matin, Audit Committee Chairman Dr M Zillur Rahman, Director M Saiful Islam and Managing Director and CEO M Abdul Hamid Miah were also present.
The Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd (IBBL) will give priority to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mobile banking services in the year of 2018.
The IBBL Chairman Arastoo Khan informed this at a press conference to present the overall situation of the bank in last one year 2017 after he took charge as chairman.
“The bank has earned highest ever deposit and profit in last one year in the history of the bank’s establishment,” he said.
Khan informed that quantum of the bank’s deposit stood at Tk 75,130 crore, which is Tk 7,244 crore higher than the previous year.
At the same time, the amount of general investment stood at Tk 70,099 crore with new investment of Tk 8,457 crore, he said, adding that the number of clients also rose to 1.25 crore.
The Chairman also added that IBBL has consolidated its leadership in handling import, export and remittance business of Tk 385 billion, Tk 240 billion and Tk 233 billion respectively in 2017.
To a reply of a question on investment policy he said that the current boards of directors do not change any shariah compliance of investment policy. So that IBBL growth rate is increasingly higher than any other banks.
IBBL Executive Committee Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Eng Abdul Matin, Audit Committee Chairman Dr M Zillur Rahman, Director M Saiful Islam and Managing Director and CEO M Abdul Hamid Miah were also present.
