Al-Arafah Islami Bank organized a day-long training workshop at BRAC CDM, Gazipur, as the lead bank, to enhance capabilities in “Preventing Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.” Director of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) Md. Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest on Saturday, 12th July 2025. Managing Director (CC) of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan presided over the program.

Md. Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury said, “Formulating policies is not enough to prevent money laundering; effective implementation is crucial. This kind of training is timely and essential to enhance the awareness and skills of bankers.”

Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan stated, “In order to conduct banking operations in line with international standards, acquiring expertise on AML and CFT is essential. This training aims to equip our officials so they can take leadership roles in this area within their respective branches.”

BFIU Additional Director Sajjad Hossain and Md. Abdul Awal Chowdhury, Deputy Director Mehedi Hasan were present as special guest.

Principal of Al-Arafah Islami Bank Training Institute Md. Abdur Rahim Duari, Executive Vice President and CAMLCO of the bank Md. Yahia, Senior Vice President Touhid Siddique and other senior officials were also present at the training workshop. A total of 128 branch managers and BAMLCOs from 47 scheduled banks of Gazipur district participated in the training.