Business Desk :
Following the directive of Bangladesh Bank, the School Banking Conference was held in Comilla with the
The day-long conference was held at Dhulipara Funtown Auditorium in Comilla, under the direct supervision of United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), says a press release.
The conference witnessed the participation of students from 44 educational institutes and officials from 44 banks in Comilla.
Mohammad Badiuzzaman Didar, director (Chattogram Office), Bangladesh Bank, addressed the conference as the chief guest, while Progga Paromita Saha, additional director (head office), Bangladesh Bank, delivered her speech as the special guest.
Besides, Rikta Barua, assistant district education officer of Comilla and Md Sikandar E Azam, SEVP and head of transaction banking, corporate head office, United Commercial Bank PLC, were also present as special guests and spoke at the event.
Around 4.3 million students across Bangladesh have school banking. The total deposits of these students’ accounts stand at around Tk2,200 crore.