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Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its fourth SME Service Center recently at Chaprashirhat, Kabirhat, Noakhali.

Prof. Abu Nasser Muhammad Abduz Zaher, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Bank inaugurated the Centre. SM Humayan Kabir Sarkar, Upazilla Nirbahi Officer of Kabirhat Upazilla, M Fakhrul Islam, Managing Director of Metro Homes Limited, AKM Kawsar Chowdhury, Officer Incharge of Kabirhat Thana and Ziaul Haque Zia, Chairman, Chaprashirhat Union Parishad attended the function as Special Guests. Presided over by Md Najibur Rahman, Executive Vice President and Head of Comilla Zone of the Bank the function was addressed among others by Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Member of Shari' ah Council of the Bank, Shahid Ullah Majumder, Assistant Vice President of the Bank and Md Anwar Hossain, Incharge of Chaprashirhat SME Service Center.

Abu Nasser Mohammad Abduz Zaher said that SME has become a well-known system throughout the world including Bangladesh. State-owned Banks and Private Commercial Banks and Financial Institutes of the country are conducting their investment program through the system. With a view to accelerating the wheel of economy and alleviating poverty from the country Islami Bank has also decided to establish SME Service Center across the country. The inauguration of Chaprashirhat SME Service Center is the successive effort of this program.

Islami Bank has invested the highest amount in agricultural and industrial sector in order to desiminate the service of the Bank to the doorsteps of the people. We are going to establish 6 more SME Service Centers by the year 2008 he added.