Bank Asia organises AML, CFT Conference 2025

Bank Asia PLC has organised the annual ‘AML & CFT Conference 2025’ with the theme ‘AML-CFT: Fostering & Enduring a Culture of Compliance’ to enhance anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism knowledge and awareness among all the employees of the bank.

The event was held on Saturday at Bank Asia Tower in Karwan Bazar area of Dhaka, according to a press release.

Mr. A F M Shahinul Islam, the Head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), graced the conference as the chief guest and highlighted the growing challenges posed by money laundering and emphasized the critical need for enhanced awareness and capacity building among reporting institutions to effectively address these issues.

He urged bankers to strictly adhere to AML & CFT practices, reiterating that such collective efforts are essential for accelerating the country’s economic development.

Prof. M A Baqui Khalily, Chairman of Board Risk Management Committee and Board Audit Committee of Bank Asia, was the guest of honour.

Mr. Sohail R K Hussain, the managing director, presided over the conference while Mr. Ziaul Hasan, Deputy Managing Director, CAMLCO & Head of Channel Banking of Bank Asia and Chairman of Association of Anti Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Banks in Bangladesh (AACOBB) was the convener of the conference.

Ms. Shadril Ahmed, Additional Director and Mr. Sahalam Kazi, Joint Director of BFIU were present as resource persons and discussed on AML-CFT framework, initiatives and recent typologies. Additional Managing Directors, Deputy Managing Directors, and other Senior Management team members attended the event physically and around 2800 officials from divisions, branches, centres and Islamic Windows, agents of the bank participated in the conference through digital platform.