Trust Bank holds AML and CFT conference in Chattogram

Trust Bank PLC organised a conference on “Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism” in Chattogram, aimed at strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism practices and enhancing compliance awareness among officials of the bank’s Chattogram region.

Iqtiaruddin Md Mamun, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, according to a press release.

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Imtiaz Ahmad Masum, deputy head of the BFIU, was present as the special guest. Resource persons from the BFIU also participated in the conference.

The conference reaffirmed Trust Bank’s commitment to regulatory compliance and strengthening its institutional framework to prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes, the release added.

Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, managing director and CEO at the bank; Hasna Hena Chowdhury, deputy managing director and chief anti-money laundering compliance officer; and Brig Gen (retd) Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, senior executive vice-president and principal of Trust Bank Training Academy, along with other senior officials from both organisations, also attended the event.