Mercantile Bank awards societal contributors, bankers

Mercantile Bank on Monday presented “Mercantile Bank Sommanona-2019” to four eminent personalities and one institution for their outstanding contributions to society.

The five are Tofael Ahmed (education), Captain Shahabuddin Ahmed, (freedom fighter and liberation war-based research), Abul Kashem (commerce and industry), Swimmer Mosharraf Hossain Khan (sport) and Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh (economics and economics-based research).

Each received a gold medal, a crest and a cheque worth Tk 3 lakh.

The bank also handed over “MBL Young Bankers’ Appreciation Award-2019” to five young bankers selected through a five-step competitive process.

The recipients are Uzzwal Kumar Singha of IFIC Bank, Sirajul Islam of AB Bank, AKM Hossainuzzaman of Mercantile Bank, Tawhid Khan Majlish of Mutual Trust Bank and Mohammad Arafat Hossain of Bank Asia.

Each received certificates, crests and a cheque worth Tk 2 lakh.

Fazle Kabir, governor of Bangladesh Bank, handed over both awards at InterContinental Dhaka.

“Mercantile Bank has been established as a sustainable, reliable and customer-friendly bank through its tremendous effort over two decades,” said AKM Shaheed Reza, chairman of Mercantile Bank, who presided over the event.

Mercantile Bank Vice chairmen Md Abdul Hannan and ASM Feroz Alam, Executive Committee Chairman Akram Hossain, Risk Management Committee Chairman Md Rahmat Ullah, Mercantile Bank Foundation Chairman M Amanullah, Mercantile Bank Securities Chairman Mohd Selim, Mercantile Bank directors lawmaker Morshed Alam, Shahidul Ahsan, Md Anwarul Haque and Mosharref Hossain and CEO Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury were present.