Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC arranged the "Business Development Conference 2025" at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka today.

Khwaja Shahriar, chairman of the bank, inaugurated the conference as the chief guest, the bank said in a press release.

Shahriar said, "We are striving to bring banking services to the doorsteps of our customers through the modernisation of the bank, increasing efficiency, branding, digital innovation, automation, and new products."

"We want to prioritise sustainable development by further strengthening good governance, accountability, and responsibility."

The bank's chairman gave special instructions to the branch managers to reduce default investments of the bank.

While presiding over the meeting, Farman R Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of the bank, said the bank's branch managers need to be more focused on achieving targets in different areas of the business.

He said there is no alternative to increasing deposits and quality investments.

He emphasised providing better and faster services by being more sincere in customer service at the branches.

Md Abdul Wadud, Md Shahin Ul Islam, Mohammed Abu Eusuf, and Mohammad Asraful Hassan, directors of the bank, were present.

Among others, Mohd Rafat Ullah Khan, additional managing director of the bank, Mohammed Nadim, Md Fazlur Rahman Chowdhury, Md Asaduzzaman Bhuiyan, Md Aminul Islam Bhuiyan, Mohammed Hossain, Kazi Mahmood Karim, and SM Abu Jafar, deputy managing directors, were also present.