Mercantile Bank Launches Key Anti-Money Laundering Awareness Initiative!

Mercantile Bank PLC organised an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Awareness Programme at its Head Office in the city on November 19, 2025. The event was attended by A. K. M. Golam Mahmud, Director of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), who was the Chief Guest.

The Chairman of Mercantile Bank’s Board of Directors, Md. Anwarul Haque, graced the event as the Guest of Honour. Special guests included Sajjad Hossain, Additional Director of BFIU, and Rajib Hassan, Joint Director of BFIU.

This programme was held to raise awareness among the bank’s Board of Directors on AML & Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), in line with the central bank’s directives.

Other notable attendees included Vice Chairman of the bank’s Board, Md. Abdul Hannan; Chairman of the Executive Committee, M. A. Khan Belal; Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Mohammad Abdul Awal; Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Kabir; Director A. S. M. Feroz Alam; Independent Director Alhaj Mosharref Hossain; and Independent Director Dr. Mohammad Thoufiqul Islam. The bank’s Managing Director, Mati Ul Hasan, and Deputy Managing Director & CAMLCO, Shamim Ahmed, were also present.

Additionally, the Deputy Managing Directors, Md. Zakir Hossain, Ashim Kumar Saha, and Dr. Md. Zahid Hossain, along with Chief Financial Officer Dr. Taposh Chandra Paul, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Shah Md. Sohel Khurshid, Deputy CAMLCO Abu Yusuf Md. Abdullah Haroon, and Company Secretary Mohammad Rezaul Karim, participated in the event.

The session aimed to emphasise the importance of AML & CFT compliance and discuss the proper implementation of the central bank’s guidelines across the bank’s operations.