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Friday | October 16, 2026 | Dhaka

NCC Bank launches “China Desk”

 Business Desk
 Published: 12:01 AM, 16 October 2026
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, MP, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy Dr. Liu Yuyin, and NCC Bank Chairman Mohammed Nurun Newaz Salim cut a cake to formally inaugurate the bank's specialized China Desk, 'NCC China Connect', at a hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday. NCC Bank Managing Director M. Shamsul Arefin along with board directors and BCCCI leaders were present at the ceremony.

With the aim of providing integrated banking services to Chinese business enterprises and investors operating in Bangladesh, NCC Bank PLC has launched a specialized China Desk named ‘NCC China Connect’.

The main objective of this initiative is to accelerate bilateral trade, investment and business growth between Bangladesh and China.

The China Desk was inaugurated on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, at the ‘China National Day Celebration 2026’ held at the City Hotel, Dhaka, organised by the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) in collaboration with NCC Bank.

The event was held on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

The China Desk was formally inaugurated by cutting a cake.
The Chief Guest at the event was the Hon’ble State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Shama Obaed Islam, MP. The Special Guest was Dr. Liu Yuyin, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Bangladesh.

Members of BCCCI, Chairman of NCC Bank Mohammed Nurun Newaz Salim, Vice-Chairman Abdus Salam, Director & Past Chairman Amjadul Ferdous Chowdhury, Director & Chairman of the Executive Committee Khairul Alam Chaklader, Director Md. Moinuddin, Director Mohammed Sazzad Un Newaz, Director & Past Vice-Chairman Tanzina Ali, Directors Syed Asif Nizamuddin, Shamima Newaz, Morshedul Alam Chaklader, Nahid Banu, Independent Director Meer Sajed-Ul-Basher, FCA, and Independent Director & Chairman of the Audit Committee Md. Amirul Islam, FCS, FCA.

Managing Director M. Shamsul Arefin, Additional Managing Director M. Khurshed Alam, Md. Zakir Anam & Mohammed Jamal Uddin Mazumder, Deputy Managing Directors Mohammed Mizanur Rahman & Md. Habibur Rahman along with senior officials of the bank and leaders of Chinese businesses in Bangladesh also attended.

In his speech, Chief Guest State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam, MP, highlighted the importance of Bangladesh-China relations in expanding trade, investment and economic cooperation.
She expressed hope that initiatives such as NCC Bank’s China Desk would facilitate business activities between the two countries and further strengthen bilateral economic relations.

Special Guest Dr. Liu Yuyin welcomed the initiative to launch a specialized banking platform for Chinese business enterprises in Bangladesh.

He expressed hope that this Desk would play a role in expanding bilateral trade and investment, increasing business connectivity and further strengthening the economic partnership between Bangladesh and China

NCC Bank Chairman Mohammad Nurun Newaz Salim said that the launch of the China Desk reflected the bank’s commitment to supporting Chinese business enterprises and expanding bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and China. He expressed hope that ‘NCC China Connect’ would play an important role in creating new business possibilities and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.

NCC Bank Managing Director M. Shamsul Arefin said, “China is Bangladesh’s largest trading partner and one of the most important sources of investment. Through ‘NCC China Connect’, we want to provide integrated and specialized banking services to Chinese business enterprises, which will accelerate trade, investment and sustainable growth between the two countries. Operated under our Multinational Corporate Banking Division, this Desk will serve as a central point of contact for Chinese entrepreneurs.

Through it, along with support in Mandarin, various services will be provided, including trade finance, working capital, project financing, foreign exchange transactions, bank guarantees, cash management and digital banking. Using correspondent banking relationships with 30 banks in China and a network of nearly 400 correspondent banks worldwide, we are committed to facilitating and expediting cross-border foreign trade transaction settlement with China. In addition, we are also working to create opportunities for Chinese trade transactions settlement in the Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB).”