Community Bank holds Annual AML & CFT Conference 2025
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised its Annual AML and CFT Conference 2025 on Saturday, 1 November, with active participation from officials across the bank.
Md Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury, Acting Head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), attended the event as chief guest, while Kimwia Saddat, Managing Director (current charge) of Community Bank, attended as special guest.
Throughout the day, BFIU Deputy Director Hafizur Rahman, Joint Directors Ibna Ahsan Kabir and A N M Kalim Uddin Hasan Tushar discussed a wide range of critical topics, including the compliance responsibilities of senior management, the roles of branch AML compliance officers (BAMLCOs), trade- and credit-based money laundering techniques, emerging financial crimes, and high-risk areas such as hundi, gaming, betting, and cryptocurrency.
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They also reviewed compliance requirements for bank branches and divisions, and shared actionable directives to strengthen AML and CFT practices.
In his concluding remarks, Sajjad Hossain, Additional Director of Bangladesh Bank, expressed his expectations of banks in combating financial irregularities and crime.
During the conference, Community Bank's CAMLCO and Chief Operating Officer, Shamsul Haque Sufyani, and Deputy CAMLCO and Head of Operations, Sarfuddin Md Redwan Patwary, delivered key remarks on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT).
The programme was also attended by Company Secretary Saiful Alam, FCS; Head of Internal Control and Compliance (ICC), Mohammad Khairul Alam, FCA; along with all divisional heads, branch managers, and BAMLCOs from every branch of Community Bank.
