Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SIB) organised a workshop on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) at its Rajshahi branch on 31 October 2026.
A total of 48 officials from 12 branches across the Rajshahi, Rangpur and Saidpur areas attended the workshop. Participants included branch managers, deputy managers, investment in-charges and general banking (GB) in-charges, said a press release on Tuesday.
Md Jafar Sadeq, FCA, Deputy Managing Director of SIB, attended the workshop as the chief guest.
Addressing the participants, Jafar Sadeq said money laundering and terrorist financing had emerged as major challenges to global financial stability. He noted that illegally acquired funds were often channelled into the legitimate financial system, making their prevention both an ethical and legal responsibility for banking professionals.
He also highlighted the growing use of digital platforms for financial crimes, including digital hundi, online gambling, illegal cryptocurrency transactions and foreign exchange trading, which facilitate the transfer of money out of the country.
He urged bank officials to remain vigilant to prevent banking channels from being exploited for criminal activities.
Following the workshop, Jafar Sadeq distributed Bangla QR codes among businesspeople in the Rajshahi, Rangpur and Saidpur areas to make digital transactions easier and safer.
The initiative was part of a campaign promoting the slogan, “One Country, One QR Code, Transactions through Bangla QR Code.
