Social Islami Bank arranged a discussion meeting on “Life and Works of Bangabandhu” and Doa Mahfil on the occasion of observing the National Mourning Day and 47th Anniversary of Martyrdom of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Head Office of the Bank on 14 August 2022.  Dr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam, Chairman of the Bank, was present as chief guest while Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO, presided over the program. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Additional Managing Director, Md. Shamsul Hoque & Mohammad Forkanullah, Deputy Managing Directors, and branch managers focused on the contribution of the father of the nation in their speech. Divisional Heads were also present in the discussion program while branch managers & subbranch in-charges were virtually connected.    

After discussion, special doa and munajat were held seeking eternal peace of the departed soul of Bangabandhu and His family members brutally killed on August 15 in 1975.

Non-resident Bangladeshis now can open e-account through “SIBL NOW” mobile app from abroad. Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank, inaugurated the service “e-Account for Non-resident Bangladeshis” as chief guest on 20 July 2022 at the bank’s head office. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Additional Managing Director, Md. Shamsul Hoque &  Mohammad Forkanullah, Deputy Managing Directors, Md. Mosharraf Hossain, Chief Remittance Officer, Md. Akmal Hossain, Head of International Division, Md. Sultan Badsha, Head of Information & Communication Technology Division, and Divisional Heads along with senior officials were also present on the occasion.

Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO, said that the non-resident Bangladeshis now can open e-account through SIBL NOW mobile app from abroad easily. After opening the account, the account holder will receive a dual currency debit card, and they may use this card for multi-purpose uses such as shopping both in home and abroad, cash withdrawal and online transaction. He expected that remittance inflow would increase through this service of Social Islami Bank.

Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) arranged a day-long half-yearly Business Conference-2022 on 16 July 2022. The conference was presided over by Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank. Abu Reza Md. Yeahia, Additional Managing Director, Md. Shamsul Hoque and Mohammad Forkanullah, Deputy Managing Directors, and Divisional Heads were present at the conference.

Four zonal heads, branch managers of 172 branches, in-charges of 113 sub-branches along other officials also joined the conference through virtual platform. The business performance from January to June was analyzed and the strategies were outlined how to achieve business targets at the end of year at the conference. Managing Director & CEO asked all managers, zonal heads and divisional heads to be more dynamic and proactive to achieve yearly business targets. At the end of the conference, 18 branches and 01 subbranch have been awarded for achieving various business targets.

The 27^th Annual General Meeting of Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) was held on 06 July 2022 through the virtual platform. The Bank’s shareholders approved 10 percent dividend (5% cash & 5% stock) for the financial year 2021 at the AGM. Dr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam, Chairman of the Board of Directors, presided over the meeting. Vice Chairman, Directors and shareholders of the Bank were present in the meeting. Managing Director & CEO Zafar Alam, Additional Managing Director and Deputy Managing Directors of the Bank were also present in the meeting. The shareholders expressed their satisfaction for the performance of the Bank and suggested different guidelines on the virtual meeting. The AGM was conducted by the Company Secretary (CC) Md. Nazmul Ahsan, FCS.

In his welcome speech, the Chairman of the Bank said that SIBL has been maintaining a steady growth despite worldwide economic slowdown. The bank is very much aware of its responsibilities towards all stakeholders. He is strongly optimistic about the continuation of the growth of the Bank.

The Managing Director & CEO expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Board of Directors, shareholders, stakeholders and employees. He expected that the shareholders & clients would continue to support like previous years for keeping up the trend of growth in the future. He deeply believes that SIBL will achieve its desired goals under the prudent guidance of the Board of Directors.

One can open a SIBL account through “SIBL NOW” mobile app from abroad. Zafar Alam, Managing Director & CEO of Social Islami Bank Limited, inaugurated this service on his recent business trip to Malaysia. Mr. Raju Ahmed a Bangladeshi expatriate in Malaysia first opened account with SIBL and sent remittance from his account through TML Remittance Center. Mr. Md. Akmal Hossain, Head of International Division of SIBL, was present along with Bangladeshi expatriates.