Mercantile Bank PLC recently organised an "Anti Money Laundering Conference-2024" at the FARS Hotel and Resorts in the capital's Purana Paltan.

Anti-money laundering compliance officers from 152 branches, heads of different branches, senior management teams and divisional heads from the head office of the bank took part in the conference.

AKM Ehsan, executive director of the Bangladesh Bank and acting head of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release.

Mati Ul Hasan, managing director of Mercantile Bank, presided over the event, where Md Mostakur Rahman, director of BFIU, was present as the special guest.

Shamim Ahmed, deputy managing director and CAMLCO of the bank, Md Rayhanul Islam, additional director, and Md Mahbubur Rahman, joint director of BFIU, attended the programme as resource persons.

Javed Tariq, principal of Mercantile Bank Training Institute, moderated the programme, where Lopita Mannan, senior vice-president and DCAMLCO and head of AML and CFT division of Mercantile Bank, was present.

Md Zakir Hossain, Adil Raihan and Ashim Kumar Saha, deputy managing directors, and Taposh Chandra Paul, chief financial officer, along with other senior officials and executives of the bank, were also present.