Staff Reporter, Dhaka : BRAC Bank, Bangladesh’s fastest-growing Agent Banking network, recently organized the Agent Banking meet of the Cumilla region.

The event brought together valued Agent Partners, Agent Field Officers, Agent Relationship Officers, Branch Network officials and SME Banking officials. The daylong conference, held at a local hotel in Cumilla on July 14, 2023, provided a platform for attendees to exchange views, discuss industry scenarios, share field-level experiences, address challenges, and explore ways to overcome them.

One of the conference’s highlights was the celebration of a major deposit milestone achieved by the Agent Banking team, further highlighting BRAC Bank’s commitment to financial inclusion and empowering the unbanked population in remote areas.

The event was attended by Nazmur Rahim, Head of Alternate Banking Channels; Md. Nazmul Hasan, Head of Agent Banking; Mahabubul Alam, Regional Coordinator of Agent Banking for the Sylhet Region; Branch Managers of the region, and officials from the Agent Banking Division.

BRAC Bank has been rapidly expanding its Agent Banking network and boasts more than 1,000 outlets covering all 64 districts of Bangladesh. With this extensive network, the bank aims to become the leader in the Agent Banking space and continue its mission to serve the unbanked population in the country’s remote areas.

Speaking about the event, Nazmur Rahim, Head of Alternate Banking Channels, said, “The Agent Banking meet in the Cumilla region provided a valuable opportunity for our Agent Partners, Field Officers, and Relationship Officers to come together and share their insights and experiences. We are proud of the achievements of our Agent Banking team and remain committed to reaching even greater milestones in our journey towards financial inclusion.”

BRAC Bank’s Agent Banking initiative has been instrumental in extending financial services to underserved communities, enabling them to access banking facilities, savings accounts, and various financial products. The bank aims to bridge the financial gap through this programme and empower individuals and businesses across Bangladesh.

Southeast Bank Limited recently organized Khulna Divisional “Southeast Bank Agent Banking Half Yearly Conference 2023”. Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Southeast Bank Limited inaugurated the conference as the chief guest.

All the partners of agent outlets of Southeast Bank Agent Banking in the Khulna division participated in this conference along with other officials of the Bank to review the overall in-depth progress of Southeast Bank Agent Banking in the first half of the year and then discussed various policies to achieve the business goals for the remaining half of the year.

Southeast Bank launched Agent Banking “SHAGOTOM” on March 7, 2021 and its objective is to expand banking services for the unbanked people specially for farmers and small entrepreneurs to uphold the trend of financial inclusion and spread banking services across the country. Southeast Bank Agent Banking “Shagotom” continues to provide banking services through ‘Tijarah’-Islamic and Conventional Agent Banking outlets across the country. All kinds of modern and technology backed Conventional and ‘Tijarah’-Islamic Banking Services will be provided from Southeast Bank Agent Banking “Shagotom”. Customers can get many more facilities from Southeast Bank Agent Banking “Shagotom” like they may open an account (savings/current); Cash Deposit/ Withdraw; Fund transfer; Cash transfer through BEFTN at any Bank account; Foreign Remittance; Processing of Cheque Book, Debit Card and Credit Card; Micro, Medium and Krishi loan; Attractive health insurance benefit; Utility bill; Loan installment; Government allowance, Regular Customers Loan and also get internet banking service facilities. Customers will also be able to perform necessary banking services round the clock at Recycler ATM at the Agent outlet.