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BUSINESS REPORT

Peter Sands, Group Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered PLC will arrive in Dhaka today (Monday) on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh. He will be accompanied by Neeraj Swaroop, Regional Chief Executive, India and South Asia.

This will be the Group CEO's first visit to Bangladesh and he will be reviewing Standard Chartered's business and strategies in Bangladesh.

Peter Sands joined the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as Group Finance Director on May 14, 2002 and was appointed as Group Chief Executive on November 20, 2006. Before his appointment as Group Chief Executive he was responsible for Finance, Strategy, Risk and Technology and Operations. Prior to this, Peter was a Director with worldwide consultants McKinsey & Co.