RANGPUR, Oct 13, 2019 (BSS) – Bankers at a refreshers’ training course
here have stressed on strictly preventing foreign trade-based money
laundering and terrorism financing to further strengthening of the national
economy.
They viewed this at a Refreshers’ Training and Training Course on ‘Prevention
of money laundering and combating financing of terrorism with the particular
focus on trade based money laundering’ held at BRAC Learning Centre here on
Saturday.
The IFIC Bank organised the day-long event participated by 38 executives
and officers of four branches of the bank under its Rangpur zone.
Executive Director of Rangpur Branch of Bangladesh Bank Md. Golam Haider
attended the event as the chief guest with Manager of Rangpur Branch of IFIC
Bank Md. Kamal Hossain in the chair.
High officials of IFIC Bank also spoke on the occasion.
The speakers discussed the strategies for money laundering and terrorism
financing prevention, internal control and compliance, foreign remittance,
ethical banking, credit risk management and other related issues.
The chief guest asked bankers to adopt different measures, techniques
and existing rules to resist menaces like foreign trade-based money
laundering and financing of terrorism for further strengthening of the
national economy to speed up development.