EBL hosts Joyee Graduation Ceremony

Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) hosted Joyee Graduation Ceremony of women entrepreneurs at its head office in the city’s Gulshan area, a press release said on Thursday May 11, 2023. The first batch of Joyee graduates  attended the exclusive 6-month women entrepreneurs’ development program jointly organized by EBL and Prerona Foundation. The

EBL celebrates Int’l Women’s Day

Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) has celebrated International Women's Day at its head office in the city, a press release said Friday. This year International Women’s Day theme was ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’. Successful women leaders in various areas are invited by EBL to honour them inspire own

EBL, Holiday Inn sign deal

Eastern Bank Ltd. (EBL) and Holiday Inn Dhaka City Center have signed a customer benefit deal in the city recently, a press release said Saturday. Under the arrangement, EBL cardholders will enjoy special benefits at the hotel. M. Khorshed Anowar, DMD and head of retail and SME banking of EBL,

Seminar held to promote smart aviation in Bangladesh

A seminar on “Capacity building of international airports and opening of stalled domestic airports in Bangladesh” was held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel on Thursday, a press release said. The seminar was organized by the Bangladesh Monitor to promote smart aviation in the country and was supported by Eastern Bank

Iftekhar wins ‘Best Banking CEO of the Year’ accolade

Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has been awarded the prestigious Best Banking CEO of the Year, Bangladesh 2022 by the Singapore based business magazine World Business Outlook (WBO), a press release said Wednesday. The business magazine lauded EBL CEO for his role in all-round

EBL signs participation deal with BB

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank for participation in Export Facilitation Pre-finance Fund worth Tk 10,000 crore, a press release said Tuesday. Ahmed Shaheen, AMD, EBL, and Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor, BB, signed the agreement on January 30, 2023 at the central bank.  

EBL gets new Chief Risk Officer

Eastern Bank Limited ( EBL) has announced M. Khurshed Alam as the new Chief Risk Officer (CRO), with effect from  January 8, 2023, a press release said Wednesday.Previously, he had been serving as the Deputy Managing Director and leading the Planning, Strategy and Governance Division. In his new role, he will

EBL donates to Ashrayan project

Eastern Bank Ltd.( EBL) has donated Tk 4 crore as a  financial contribution to Ashrayan-2 project for unprivileged homeless people across the country, at a ceremony at PMO, a press release said Monday. Md. Showkat Ali Chowdhury, chairman, EBL, handed over the cheque to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on January

EBL, BCBL launch co-branded cards

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) and Bankers Club of Bangladesh Ltd. (BCBL) have launched a co-branded Visa credit card recently, a press release said Sunday. Any member from BCBL will be eligible to avail of this credit card service subject to applicable terms and conditions.  The co-branded card comes with a

EBL wins ICSB Gold Award

Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) has won gold award in the banking category at the 9th ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence 2021, a press release said Sunday. Ali Reza Iftekhar, Managing Director and CEO of EBL received the country’s top award in corporate governance from Salman F. Rahman, Private Industry