Bank Asia, Southeast University sign deal on student support loans

Bank Asia has signed an agreement with Southeast University to provide student support loans for the attainment of honours and master's degrees.

Md Arfan Ali, president and managing director at Bank Asia, and Prof AFM Mafizul Islam, vice-chancellor of Southeast University, inked the deal at the university in Dhaka recently, said a press release.

Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla, deputy managing director of the bank, Md Mostafizur Rahman, head of MCB Banani Branch, Zahirul Haque, head of Tejgaon link road branch, and Firdaus Bin Zaman, head of consumer finance department of Bank Asia, were present.

M Kamaluddin Chowdhury, representative of the Southeast University's board of trustee, Prof ANM Meshquat Uddin, adviser to the board of trustees, Kazi Fakhruddin Ahmed, registrar, Prof Md Abdul Hakim, dean of the School of Arts & Social Sciences, and Md Wadud Ahmed, director for finance, were also present.

Bank Asia is offering a student support loan facility to the students in order to cater their financial needs to pursue higher education in Bangladesh or abroad.