Staff Reporter, Dhaka : Prime Bank recently organized a ‘Special Awareness program on AML and CFT Compliance’ with the participation of 128 officials including senior Management Team of the bank, all Heads of Divisions, Heads of different Branches along with BAMLCOs of Dhaka and surrounding areas at Prime Tower.

Md. Masud Biswas, Head of BFIU, graced the program as the chief guest. Md. Masud Rana (Additional Director) and Rokan-uz-Zaman (Joint Director) were present in the program as resource persons.  Ziaur Rahman, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer of Prime Bank gave a welcome speech addressing the chief guest & resource persons and the participants of the program.

The Chief Guest Md. Masud Biswas gave a directive speech in Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing through banking channel. Hassan O. Rashid, Managing Director & CEO of Prime Bank thanked to Head of BFIU and other officials on behalf of the bank and reiterated different steps taken by the Bank and firm commitment to give utmost priority to AML and CFT compliance.

In three sessions, BFIU officials discussed the roles and responsibilities of senior officials in combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, including trade-based and Credit-Backed money laundering.