Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised a programme to
expand the use of Bangla QR, helping customers and businesses embrace digital payments
and participate in an increasingly digital economy. Held on the ground floor of Police Plaza
Concord, adjacent to the Bank’s Head Office in Dhaka, the programme highlighted the role
of accessible and secure transactions in supporting business growth and financial inclusion.
Mr. Md. Anis Ur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, attended as Chief Guest.
Special Guests were Mr. Md. Akram Hossain, BPM (Sheba), Additional Inspector General of
Police (Finance), Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC; and
Mr. Ahmad Muyeed, BPM (Sheba), Additional Deputy Inspector General, Police Kallan
Trust, Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. Mr.
Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, Managing Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, and
senior officials of the Bank were also present.
Delivering the opening remarks, Mr. Ahmad Muyeed, BPM (Sheba), Additional Deputy
Inspector General, Police Kallan Trust, Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank
Bangladesh PLC, highlighted the importance of public awareness and customer confidence in
encouraging digital transactions. He emphasised responsible use of technology and accessible
services to help more people adopt digital payments.
Speaking next, Mr. Md. Akram Hossain, BPM (Sheba), Additional Inspector General of
Police (Finance), Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC,
stressed the importance of customer-friendly services in expanding digital transactions. He
highlighted the need for continued engagement with customers and businesses to build
familiarity and trust in modern payment methods.
In his address, Mr. Md. Anis Ur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, called for
coordinated efforts by banks, financial institutions, businesses and customers to build an
accessible, secure and inclusive digital payment system. He emphasised that collective
participation is essential to extending the benefits of digital transactions across the economy.
Mr. Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, Managing Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC,
subsequently outlined the Bank’s approach to making technology serve the everyday needs of
customers and businesses. He emphasised that simpler transactions, greater convenience and
customer confidence must guide the Bank’s digital initiatives. He reaffirmed the Bank’s
commitment to promoting Bangla QR through sustained engagement with customers and
merchants, helping turn access to digital services into regular, practical use.
Through wider adoption of Bangla QR, Community Bank aims to help small traders and
entrepreneurs serve customers more conveniently and bring more everyday transactions into
formal financial channels. The initiative forms part of the Bank’s broader efforts to improve
business efficiency, expand financial participation and contribute to Bangladesh’s economic
development.