Southeast Bank PLC hosts Dhaka zone annual agent banking conference 2026

Business Desk :

Southeast Bank PLC recently organised the Annual Agent Banking Conference 2026 for its Dhaka Zone, bringing together agent partners and senior officials to review performance and set strategic priorities for the coming year.

M A Kashem, chairman of Southeast Bank PLC, attended the conference as the chief guest, while Md Khalid Mahmood Khan, managing director of the bank, was present as a special guest.

All 84 agent partners from Southeast Bank’s agent banking outlets in the Dhaka Zone participated in the conference. Senior executives from the head office and heads of tagged branches were also present, making the event an important platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration.

During the conference, the overall progress of the bank’s Agent Banking Division for 2025 was reviewed, followed by discussions on policies and strategies aimed at achieving the division’s business targets for 2026.

Southeast Bank launched its agent banking service, ‘Shagotom’, on March 7, 2021, with the objective of expanding banking services to unbanked populations, particularly small entrepreneurs, school banking customers and farmers, in support of financial inclusion across the country.

The service offers both conventional and ‘Tijarah’-based Islamic banking facilities.

Through Southeast Bank Agent Banking ‘Shagotom’, customers can access a wide range of services, including savings and current account opening, cash deposit and withdrawal, fund transfers, BEFTN and RTGS transactions, foreign remittance collection, cheque book and debit or credit card processing, micro, medium and agricultural loans, utility bill payments, loan instalments, government allowance disbursement and internet banking services.

Customers can also avail round-the-clock banking services through recycler ATMs installed at agent outlets.