StanChart to organise 'lifestyle' fair

Md Mahiul Islam, general manager of marketing and service quality for consumer banking of Standard Chartered Bank; Sandeep Bose, head of consumer banking; Tareq Reaz, general manager for retail lending products; and Salim Akhter Khan, chairman and president of Asset Developments & Holdings Ltd; attend a press meet to announce an event, Showcasing Lifestyle, at Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka yesterday. The three-day show organised by StanChart starts on Friday. Photo: Stanchart

Twenty-five companies will exhibit high-end products and services at a three-day event from January 27, to be organised by Standard Chartered Bangladesh, officials said yesterday.
The event, Showcasing Lifestyle, to be held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka, is being held for the second time. The fair ends on January 29.
“Through this event we will try to create a platform that brings together the utmost in prestige and luxury under one roof," Sandeep Bose, head of consumer banking of Standard Chartered Bank, told reporters at Sonargaon Hotel. “It will be a forum that captures the lifestyle of Bangladesh.”
Bose said exhibitors would include top brands of various sectors such as real estate, automobile, furniture, electronics and other luxurious lifestyle items, which have proven expertise in producing top quality products for their valued customers.
The bank's customers will get 50 percent processing fee waiver for personal loans and 0.25 percent waiver for home loans, he said, adding that their partner business organisations would also offer exclusive discounts on the occasion.
The event is co-sponsored by Asset Development & Holdings Ltd, Amin Mohammad Foundation, Navana Real Estate, and partnered by Assurance Developments, Trust Alliance Technology and Urban Design & Development. Airtel is the telecom partner.
“The event will provide a unique opportunity for our business partners to exhibit their exclusive products and services just to match the lifestyle needs," said Tareq Reaz Khan, general manager, retail banking, products and wealth management, Standard Chartered Bank.
He said SCB's 2.8 lakh customers in Bangladesh including 1.3 lakh credit card holders will enjoy a free entry to the event provided they carry their cards or other documents to prove their association with the bank.
Clients of the participating orgnisations will enjoy the same privilege. Entry fee for general visitors is Tk 200, he said.
Salim Akhter Khan, chairman and president of Asset Developments and Holdings, said the first ever Showcase Lifestyle event organised last year was a huge success. "We hope there will be more visitors this year."
The event opens to select visitors from January 27 to 28 from 10:00am to 10:00pm and from 2:00pm to 10:00pm on January 29.
Md Mahiul Islam, general manager, marketing and service quality, consumer banking of SCB also spoke.