Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has launched an innovative event, styled "EBL Freelancer Ambassador Program" in a bid to empower and inspire Bangladesh's growing freelancing community.

Md Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank, Mitchel Lee, chargé d'affaires of Singapore high commission, and Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of EBL, inaugurated the programme at the bank's head office in the capital's Gulshan on Sunday, said a press release.

The initiative is expected to promote financial inclusion and to contribute to the nation's economic progress.

The programm introduced four key ambassadors: Anik Mahmud, Tanvir Suruj, Junaid Aman Junu, and Farjuk Ahmed who shared with the guests their story of overcoming significant challenges to achieve success.

They expressed their commitment to mentoring the next generation of freelancers.

In 2022, to cater to the growing segment of freelancers, EBL launched the Freelancer Suite, offering US Dollar and Taka accounts, along with a customised debit card for international transactions and instant the US greenback to local currency Taka fund transfer using the EBL SKYBANKING app.

Ahmed Shaheen, additional managing director of the bank, M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking, and Syed Zulkar Nayen, head of business, along with freelancers, industry leaders, academicians, and young professionals were also present.