Press Release

Dhaka, 25 September, 2023:

A half day long seminar was held at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) auditorium on 25 September, 2023. Mr.  Kazi Sayedur Rahman, Chairman of BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank was present in the seminar as the chief guest. Dr. Ashraf Al Mamun, Associate Professor & Director (Research, Development & Consultancy) of BIBM delivered welcome address. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Director General of BIBM chaired the program. 

A paper “International Trade Finance and SME: Bridging the Gap”was presented in the program by Dr. Shah Md. Ahsan Habib, Professor (Selection Grade) of BIBM. Other members of the research team were Tofayel Ahmed, Assistant Professor of BIBM; Rahat Banu, Assistant Professor, BIBM; Rajib Kumar Das, Lecturer of  BIBM; Pradip Paul, Additional Director of Bangladesh Bank and Mahmudur Rahman, Senior Executive Vice President, Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. 

Mr. Md. Abdus Salam Azad, HFF, Supernumerary Professor, BIBM; Md. Abdul Jabber,     Managing Director & CEO of Janata Bank PLC; Mohammad Abu Jafar, Acting Managing Director, Dhaka Bank Limited; M. Khurshed Alam, Deputy Managing Director of Eastern Bank PLC made comments as designated discussants.

A good number of participants including senior bank executives, academicians, media representatives, faculty members of BIBM took part in the seminar. ######