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Shahjalal Islami Bank holds 868th Executive Committee meeting

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Business Desk :

The 868th meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held on Monday at the corporate head office of the bank.
The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, the Chairman of the Executive Committee (EC) of the bank, according to a media release. The members of the committee discussed various issues related to investment in different sectors. Among others, the Vice-Chairman of the Committee, Fakir Akhtaruzzaman, the directors of the bank, and members of the Committee, Md Sanaullah Shahid and Mohiuddin Ahmed, were present in the meeting.

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