Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has arranged Tk 1,224 million through issuance of zero coupon bond for Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) as lead arranger of the deal, a press release said Tuesday. The proceeds of the bond will be primarily utilized for the disbursement ‘Jagoron, and ‘Agroshor’ lending products, targeted to improve the socio-economic welfare of the rural women in the country. Md. Fashiullah, executive vice chairman, Microcredit Regulatory Authority; Dr. Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, commissioner and Sheikh Mahbubur Rahman, director, Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission; Prof. Dr. Hosne-Ara Begum, founder and executive director, TMSS; Ali Reza Iftekhar, MD and CEO, Ahmed Shaheen, AMD and head of corporate banking, Riad Mahmud Chowdhury, DMD and head of corporate business, EBL; Md. Moniruzzaman, MD, IDLC Investments Limited; Fakaruddin Ali Ahmed, CEO (current charge), MTB Capital Limited (trustee of the deal); Mahmudul Huq, Monisha Anwar Huq, Zahirul Hoque Chowdhury, representative from Trust Bank Limited; were also present at the bond launching ceremony.
