Mercantile Bank to honour 5 national contributors

Mercantile Bank will honour four eminent persons and an institute today for their outstanding contribution to the country through their respective fields.

The presentation of the “Mercantile Bank Sommanona-2019” at InterContinental Dhaka in the capital will mark the bank’s 20th anniversary.

Fazle Kabir, governor of Bangladesh Bank, will attend as chief guest.

The bank will also present the MBL Young Bankers’ Appreciation Award to five talented officials of different lenders as part of its efforts to identify and recognise skilled young bankers.

AKM Shaheed Reza, chairman of the private bank, disclosed names of the awardees at a press conference at its head office in the capital yesterday.

They are Tofael Ahmed (education), Shahabuddin Ahmed (research on Liberation War and freedom fighters), Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh (economics), Abul Kashem of Abul Khair Group (commerce and industry) and Mosharraf Hossain Khan (sports).

Each awardee will receive Tk 3 lakh, a gold medal and a crest.

The bank awardees 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 will be honoured with Tk 2 lakh, a crest and a certificate.

Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director of Mercantile Bank, presided over the press conference.

Mercantile Bank Vice Chairman ASM Feroz Alam, Chairman of the Executive Committee Akram Hossain (Humayun), Mercantile Bank Foundation Chairman M Amanullah and Mercantile Bank Securities Chairman Mohd Selim also attended the event.