Mercantile Bank PLC organised a daylong training programme titled "Prevention of Money Laundering & Combating Financing against Terrorism" for officials from the Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, and Cumilla regions.

The event was held at Chattogram Club in the port city recently.

According to a press release, a total of 270 officials participated in the training session.

Mohammad Jamal Uddin, executive director of the Bangladesh Bank's Chattogram office, inaugurated the programme as the chief guest.

In his inaugural address, Jamal commended Mercantile Bank for arranging such a timely and regionally significant training initiative.

He urged participating officers to ensure strict compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) guidelines across all banking operations.

Md Arifuzzaman, director of the Bangladesh Bank, Chattogram office, attended as the special guest and also led a session during the programme.

Javed Tariq, principal of the training institute, moderated the inaugural session and conducted various training segments. Shamim Ahmed, deputy managing director and CAMLCO of the bank, delivered the welcome address.

Among others, Ashim Kumar Saha, deputy managing director and head of ICCD, Mesbah Uddin Ahamed, executive vice-president and head for Chattogram region, and Abu Yusuf Md Abdullah Haroon, executive vice-president and DCAMLCO, were also present.