Canadian high commissioner in Bangladesh Heather Cruden on Sunday said Bangladesh was now facing a crisis of reputation due to political violence and
lack of workplace safety in the industrial sector.
She made the comment at the launching ceremony of NCC Bank’s mobile financial service at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital.
Cruden said chambers at a press conference on Saturday expressed their worries about the impact of the ongoing political instability on economy.
‘Today, North American retailers asked for the prime minister’s help in resolving workplace safety issues,’ she said.
‘Bangladesh is having a crisis of reputation. But, it is not just reputation – these are serious issues that need to be addressed by all parties involved. The political parties need to clearly and publicly reject the use of political violence. Canada calls on them to engage help improve governance and fight corruption,’ Cruden said.
BB governor Atiur Rahman was present as chief guest at the programme and inaugurated the NCCB SureCash – a mobile financial service.
NCC Bank managing director and chief executive officer Mohammed Nurul Amin presided over the launching ceremony.
Atiur said that the BB had so far certified 25 banks for mobile banking and 17 (including NCC Bank) of them had already started their operation.
‘Mobile banking is more convenient than traditional banking in serving huge working people,’ he said.
He urged NCC bank to enhance the service to the workers of the ready-made garments sector so that they could get banking facilities by this product.
‘Banks should take such type of programme as part
of their social responsibly,’ he said.
Nurul Amin said that a customer could open new account, deposit money or withdraw cash at any authorised SureCash agent or NCCB branch using the SureCash services.
A customer may also send money to another customer, receive salary or pay bills from his account using his own phone, without visiting any bank branch or agent, he said.
NCC Bank chairman Md Nurun Newaz Salim, additional managing director Golam Hafiz Ahmed, and Progoti Systems CEO Shahadat Khan also spoke at the programme.
-With New Age input
