Midland Bank’s half-yearly business conference 2025 held

The Half-Yearly Business Conference 2025 of Midland Bank PLC was held on Saturday (August 2) at Nilufar Heights on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in Banani, Dhaka.

The conference was divided into two segments. Retail Distribution, Cards, and ID & NRB attended the morning segment, while Institutional Banking, SME and Treasury attended the evening segment, according to a press release.  

Md Ahsan-uz Zaman, Managing Director & CEO of the Bank, inaugurated the conference as the Chief Guest and presided over the sessions. Md Zahid Hossain, Deputy Managing Director & CRO of the Bank, was also present, along with the Senior Management Team (SMT), Heads of Divisions, Unit Heads & RMs of Institutional Banking Division and Head of Branches and Sub-Branches.

Md Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman of the bank, attended the evening segment of the business conference and delivered a motivational speech.

Didarul Islam, CFO of the Bank, presented the overall business performance of the Bank.

In the morning segment, Md Rashed Akter, Head of Retail Distribution Division and Chief Bancassurance Officer, along with Area Heads, Cluster Heads, Head of Branches and Sub-Branches, Head of Branch SME and Retail Business, Head of Agent Banking, Head of Digital Financial Services, Head of PRD and Head of Cards participated in the conference and shared their analysis through presentations and demonstrations. Rafikul Hasan and Kazi Kamal Hossain of ID & NRB presented the ID & NRB business performance. 

The business performance of the Branches, Sub-Branches, Islami Banking, Agent Banking, Retail Sales, Cards and ID & NRB was reviewed, the yearly budget for 2025 was assessed, and strategies for achieving the budget were discussed.

In the evening segment, Md Javed Tarek Khan, Head of Institutional Banking, along with all Unit Heads and Relationship Managers, Head of SME and Head of Treasury Division, were present and made presentations. The business performance of the Institutional Banking Units, SME, Treasury, and NRB Banking was reviewed, the yearly budget for 2025 was assessed, and strategies for achieving the budget were discussed.

The Managing Director urged all to ensure excellence in service and help clients meet their financial goals while remaining compliant with regulatory guidelines, maintaining asset quality, ensuring recovery of non-performing loans, and delivering value to shareholders.

A prize-giving ceremony was also held at the end of both segments of the conference. The Bank distributed crests, certificates, and cash rewards among the top performers in different categories.