Press Release
20 October, 2026, 10:25 am
Last modified: 20 October, 2026, 10:29 am
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised a programme to promote Bangla QR adoption among customers and businesses, highlighting how accessible and secure digital payments can support business growth and financial inclusion.
The programme was held on the ground floor of Police Plaza Concord, adjacent to the bank's head office in Dhaka, with Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Md Anis Ur Rahman attending as the chief guest, according to the press release.
Special guests included Md Akram Hossain, BPM (Sheba), additional inspector general of police (finance) and a director of Community Bank; and Ahmad Muyeed, BPM (Sheba), additional deputy inspector general at Police Kallan Trust and a director of the bank.
Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, managing director of Community Bank, and other senior officials were also present.
Delivering the opening remarks, Ahmad Muyeed highlighted the importance of public awareness and customer confidence in encouraging digital transactions. He emphasised responsible use of technology and accessible services to help more people adopt digital payments.
Akram Hossain stressed the importance of customer-friendly services in expanding digital transactions. He called for continued engagement with customers and businesses to build familiarity with and trust in modern payment methods.
Anis Ur Rahman urged banks, financial institutions, businesses and customers to work together to build an accessible, secure and inclusive digital payment system. Collective participation was essential to extending the benefits of digital transactions across the economy, he said.
Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin outlined the bank's approach to using technology to meet the everyday needs of customers and businesses.
He said simpler transactions, greater convenience and customer confidence must guide the bank's digital initiatives. He reaffirmed its commitment to promoting Bangla QR through sustained engagement with customers and merchants, helping translate access to digital services into regular, practical use.
Through wider adoption of Bangla QR, Community Bank aims to help small traders and entrepreneurs serve customers more conveniently and bring more everyday transactions into formal financial channels.
The bank said the initiative formed part of its broader efforts to improve business efficiency, expand financial participation and contribute to Bangladesh's economic development.