Press Release
19 October, 2026, 03:15 pm
Last modified: 19 October, 2026, 03:17 pm
Mahia Juned, additional managing director and chief anti-money laundering compliance officer of City Bank PLC, has been appointed chairperson of the Association of Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officers of Banks in Bangladesh for the 2026–2027 term.
Faruk Ahammad, deputy managing director and chief anti-money laundering compliance officer of United Commercial Bank PLC, has been appointed general secretary, according to the press release.
The association unanimously elected a 15-member executive committee at its annual general meeting in Gulshan, Dhaka, in August 2026. All members are chief anti-money laundering compliance officers from different banks.
The newly elected committee subsequently appointed its office-bearers in October 2026.
Rais Uddin Ahmad, deputy managing director of Mutual Trust Bank PLC, was elected treasurer.
Chowdhury Moinul Islam, deputy managing director of BRAC Bank PLC, and Suprova Saeed, general manager of Agrani Bank PLC, were elected first vice-chairperson and second vice-chairperson, respectively.
Mahmoodun Nabi Chowdhury, deputy managing director of Eastern Bank PLC, and Md Saiful Hasan of Citibank NA were elected first joint secretary and second joint secretary, respectively.
The remaining eight executive committee members are the chief anti-money laundering compliance officers of Bank Asia PLC, Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC, HSBC, Pubali Bank PLC, Prime Bank PLC, Habib Bank Limited and Community Bank PLC.