Janata Bank PLC on Sunday held its 18th annual general meeting, said a press release.
Chairman Md Fazlur Rahman presided over the meeting held at the bank鈥檚 headquarters at Motijheel in the capital.
During the meeting, it was reported that as of December 2024, the bank鈥檚 total deposits stood at Tk 1,09,810 crore, which is 95.49 per cent of the target. The bank鈥檚 total assets amounted to Tk 1,47,137 crore, showing a 6.08 per cent growth. The bank facilitated imports worth Tk 43,325 crore and exports worth Tk 8,155 crore, while foreign remittance inflows reached Tk 20,289 crore 鈥� the highest among state-owned banks, the release said.
In the same period, the bank recovered Tk 303 crore in classified loans and Tk 66 crore from written-off loans in cash.
Managing director Md Mojibur Rahman presented a detailed overview of the bank鈥檚 business performance across various segments.
Among others, Financial Institutions Division additional secretary Md Azimuddin Biswas, Janata Bank directors Badre Munir Ferdous, Md Abdus Sabur, Abdul Majid Sheikh, AKM Khabir Uddin Chowdhury, Abdul Awal Sarkar, Md Shahadat Hossain, Md Ahsan Kabir, Md Kawsar Alam, Md Obaidul Haque and company secretary Md Abdul Alim Khan were present.
In his speech, Md Fazlur Rahman said that the bank had launched e-Janata, a state-of-the-art mobile banking app that offered QR-code-based cash withdrawal from any branch without the need for a chequebook.
Customers can also transfer funds to other banks, pay DPS and loan instalments, and send money to bKash or Nagad wallets directly through the app, he said.
