Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed a payroll banking agreement with Startup Bangladesh Limited, a press release said Thursday. DMD and head of retail and SME banking, EBL, M. Khorshed Anowar, and Startup MD, Sami Ahmed, signed the agreement on behalf their respective organisations at EBL head office in the city recently. Under the agreement, employees of Startup will enjoy preferential banking facilities from EBL. Syed Zulkar Nayen, head of business; Ziaul Karim, head of communications and external affairs; Nahid Farzana, head of payroll banking of EBL; Hasan A. Arif, head of portfolio investment; A.B.M. Monirul Islam, company secretary of Startup, were also present.