BM Desk:

Prime Bank organized a ‘Special Awareness Program on AML and CFT Compliance’ with the participation of 128 officials, including the senior management team of the bank, all heads of divisions, heads of different branches, and BAMLCOs of Dhaka and surrounding areas at Prime Tower recently.

Masud Biswas, Head of BFIU, graced the program as the chief guest. Md. Masud Rana (Additional Director) and Rokan-uz-Zaman (Joint Director) were present in the program as resource persons. Ziaur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of Prime Bank, gave a welcome speech addressing the chief guests, resource persons, and participants of the program.

The Chief Guest, Masud Biswas, gave a directive speech on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing through banking channels. Hassan O. Rashid, Managing Director and CEO of Prime Bank, thanked the Head of BFIU and other officials on behalf of the bank and reiterated the different steps taken by the bank and its firm commitment to give utmost priority to AML and CFT compliance.

In three sessions, BFIU officials discussed the roles and responsibilities of senior officials in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, including trade-based and credit-backed money laundering.