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Norwegian Refugee Council country director Sehnaz Ozdamar and Eastern Bank managing director and CEO Ali Reza Iftekhar exchange documents after signing a partnership deal at EB head office in Dhaka, on Sunday. | Press release

Eastern Bank PLC has entered into a strategic partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which will leverage EBL鈥檚 comprehensive range of banking products and services.

The deal aims to enhance operational efficiency and streamline financial processes across its Bangladesh operations, said a press release.


Sehnaz Ozdamar, country director of NRC Bangladesh, and Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director and CEO of EBL exchanged documents after signing the partnership deal at the latter鈥檚 head office in Dhaka, on Sunday.

Michele Carezis, advocacy and communications manager and Monirul Huda, HR manager from NRC Bangladesh; and Ahmed Shaheen, additional managing director, Md Jabedul Alam, head of transaction banking, Corporate Banking from EBL were present, among others.