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NATION BUSINESS REPORT

Dutch-BangIa Bank Limited has opened its 4th SME Service Centre at Raozan (Hazi Ahsan Mansion, Thana Road), Chittagong on December 21last.

The opening ceremony started with a milad-mahfil seeking blessings of the Almighty Allah for successful operation of the SME Service Centre. This SME Service Centre has been linked with the bank's on-line banking network to facilitate daynight 24 hours banking services to the clients from the very beginning of the day.

Professor Dr Irshad Kamal Khan, Independent Director of DBBL inaugurated the SME Service Centre from which the customers of the rural area will be able to get the services of ATM, kiosk (to deposit money), SME loans, remittance services etc.

Md Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of the bank was present at that time.

While addressing in the opening ceremony, Ali informed that DBBL has planned to open more SME Service Centers for providing modern banking facilities in the rural area. The bank is always giving emphasis on providing financial services to the potential small and medium entrepreneurs across the country, he added.

He categorically mentioned that DBBL has been giving priority to deliver the remittances very quickly and efficiently to the beneficiaries of the Bangladeshi expatriates living aboard.

The local elites, business personalities, bankers, educationists and local journalists were present in the inaugural ceremony.

The respected guests opined that Dutch-BangIa Bank is not only rendering present-day customers need banking services but also the Bank spends a significant portion of its annual profit for carrying out a wide range of philanthropic and social activities from which the society is at large benefited.