A daylong training programme on ‘Prevention of Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism (AML & CFT)’ was held recently in Moulvibazar.
The programme was organised under initiative of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, where Prime Bank PLC acted as the lead bank, said a press release.
A total of 90 bankers from various scheduled banks operating in the Moulvibazar district participated in the training programme.
BFIU director Mostakur Rahman attended as chief guest.
Prime Bank deputy managing director and CAMLCO Md Ziaur Rahman chaired the programme.
Training sessions were conducted by resource persons from BFIU, namely Sajjad Hossain, additional director, Md Imanur Hasan, joint director, and Md Musfiqul Islam, deputy director.
The sessions covered a wide range of topics, including relevant provisions of the Money Laundering Prevention Act 2012 (MLPA) and the Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 (ATA), Know Your Customer (KYC) and Customer Due Diligence (CDD) procedures, techniques of transaction monitoring, regulatory compliance requirements, prevention of credit-backed money laundering, and prevention of trade-based money laundering.
Among others, Prime Bank DMD Md Iqbal Hossain and Sylhet regional head Md Humayun Kabir were present.
To make the training interactive, a quiz competition was arranged following the sessions. The programme concluded with an award ceremony recognising the top performers.
