MTB launches digital student file portal for overseas study

Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) has launched "MTB Smart Student Banking," a digital portal to simplify student file applications and payments for Bangladeshi students pursuing higher education abroad.

Mutual Trust Bank launched the portal on 1 October at MTB Centre, the bank's corporate head office, in the presence of Managing Director and CEO Syed Mahbubur Rahman and senior officials, according to the press release.

MTB described the platform as the first of its kind in the market, allowing students planning to study abroad to initiate their student file applications remotely.

Students can register through the portal, provide the required information, upload relevant documents and track the progress of their applications digitally.

The bank said the initiative would improve customer convenience and processing efficiency, reduce turnaround times, make documents easier to track and enhance transparency while maintaining regulatory requirements and internal controls.

Among those present at the launch, hosted by Mutual Trust Bank, were Additional Managing Director and Chief Business Officer Chowdhury Akhtar Asif; Deputy Managing Director and Head of Retail Md Shafquat Hossain; Deputy Managing Director and Head of Treasury Md Shamsul Islam; Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer Md Bakhteyer Hossain; and Deputy Managing Director and Head of Branch Banking Division AKM Tareq.

Chief Digital Officer Khalid Hossin; Head of Retail Business and Chief Bancassurance Officer Tahsin Shahid; Head of Student Banking Md Arifur Rahman; and Head of Core Banking Systems and Project Management Department Sharif Ahmed also attended, alongside senior officials from relevant business and support units, at the launch hosted by Mutual Trust Bank.

MTB said the launch forms part of its digital transformation efforts and reflects its commitment to providing convenient, technology-driven banking services for students.