Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud, Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force and Chairman of the Ansar-VDP Development Bank board, conducted a special class for newly recruited senior officers of the bank on Wednesday.
The 90-minute session began at 11:30am at the Operations Conference Room of the Ansar and VDP headquarters in Khilgaon, Dhaka. A total of 25 newly joined senior officers participated in the training session.
During the class, Major General Sazzad Mahmud provided guidance on strengthening the rural economy, improving the quality of banking services and expanding modern, technology-based financial services to people at the grassroots.
He urged bank officials to perform their duties with honesty, dedication, sincerity and professionalism to ensure financial security and self-reliance for members of the Ansar and VDP.
He also discussed timely loan disbursement for rural and small enterprises, efficient loan recovery and expanding banking services at the grassroots. The session also covered banking support for members of the Sanjiban Platoon to engage in self-employment and entrepreneurial activities.
At the end of the session, the bank chairman answered questions from the trainee officers and urged them to apply their knowledge and skills in their professional careers to improve banking services and expand financial inclusion at the grassroots.
The special training session was organised as part of efforts to develop skilled, honest and customer-focused bankers capable of delivering modern banking services more effectively to people at the grassroots.
