Bank Asia, WE sign deal

Bank Asia has signed an agreement with Women & e-Commerce (WE) to ensure necessary support for women entrepreneurs of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) under "Neelima", which is the lender's special service platform for women entrepreneurs.

Adil Chowdhury, president and managing director of Bank Asia, and Nasima Akter Nisha, president of WE, inked the deal at Bank Asia Tower in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka on Tuesday, a press release said.

Under the agreement, Bank Asia and WE will work together to empower women entrepreneurs of CMSMEs through necessary training programmes for improving their skills and ensuring financial access, which will ultimately strengthen women empowerment initiatives of the bank as supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Shafiuzzaman, additional managing director of the bank, Md Sazzad Hossain, deputy managing director and chief operating officer, Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla, deputy managing director, Imana Haque Jyoti and Irin Parveen, executive directors of WE, along with other officials of the bank, were present at the event.