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Prime Bank Limited landed its 55th branch at Subidbazar, Sylhet on 25th October. Azam J Chowdhury, Chairman of Prime Bank Limited inaugurated the branch as the chief guest while M. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Managing Director of Prime Bank presided over the function. Lo cal elites, businessmen and dignitaries attended the function. Subidbazar, a residential-cum-commercial area, is vibrant with business opportunities. Since mixed class of people President Prime Bank is offering its comprehensive retail Banking products to the vicinity.

Inaugurating the branch Chairman of Board of Directors of Prime Bank Limited Azam J Chowdhury invited the people to take the opportunity of best services of Prime Bank as the bank now gives more focus on SME and consumer loan. Prime Bank thinks that the growth of small and medium enterprises will accelerate the economic growth of the country.

He added, bank creates investment opportunities. That is why he requested the people of Subidbazar to come up with more investment programs availing loan and services from Prime Bank. He said people who maintain deposit with Prime Bank, it is being invested in other business ventures in this way they are also becoming a part of development endeavour of the country. He mentioned some Corporate Social Responsibility programmes of the bank namely- Education Support Program for poor but meritorious students, free eye operation of 1200 people, free open heart surgery of poor people etc. that has been done by the bank this year. Prime Bank is also taking long term programme for larger participation in the social sector, he added. M. Shahjahan Bhuiyan, Managing Director of the Bank said, Prime Bank is focused on economic emancipation of the country, that is why it has been opening one rural branch in every four commercial branches at different areas of the country.

The function was attended by clients of the bank and the local elites including Vice-Chancellor of Metropolitan University of Sylhet Prof. Dr. Kabir Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of Leading University Sylhet Prof. Dr. Shahidul Islam and former Chairman of Sylhet Municipality A.F .M. Kamal.