Business Report :
Bank Asia PLC has organised the annual ‘AML & CFT conference 2024’ with the theme of “AML-CFT: Fostering & Enduring a Culture of Compliance to enhance AML & CFT knowledge & awareness among all the employees of the bank.
Mr Md Masud Biswas, Head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) was present as the Chief Guest of the conference, according to a press statement.
In his speech, he mentioned the emerging challenges of money-laundering, importance of awareness and capacity building for the reporting institutions.
Prof M A Baqui Khalily, Chairman of Board Risk Management Committee and Board Audit Committee of Bank Asia was the Guest of Honour.
Mr Sohail R K Hussain, Managing Director presided over the conference while Mr Ziaul Hasan, Deputy Managing Director, CAMLCO and Head of Channel Banking of Bank Asia and Chairman of Association of Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Banks in Bangladesh (AACOBB) was the convener of the conference which was held on Saturday at Bank Asia Tower, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka. Ms Juairia Haque and Mr Md Ashraful Alam, Joint Directors of BFIU were present as resource persons and discussed on the day-to-day operational aspect on dos & don’t of AML & CFT (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism). Around 2,800 officials from divisions, branches, centres and Islamic iindows, agents of the bank participated in the conference through digital platform, the statement adds.