Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) Limited has created a separate NRB division recently to focus on serving the emerging needs of the non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs).

The new division will focus on delivering tailored banking and financial solutions to the Bangladeshi diaspora across the globe.

MTB Chairman Samson H Chowdhury and founder chairman Syed Manzur Elahi jointly launched the initiative at a simple ceremony held at the bank's corporate head office in the city.

MTB directors Khandokar Rashiduzzaman, MA Rouf, Rashed Ahmed Chowdhury, Saidur Rahman Ratan, Md Wakiluddin, MTB Managing Director-cum-CEO Anis A Khan, Senior Executive Vice President and head of the newly formed NRB Division AKM Shameem also attended the function.

Anis, in his speech, said the division offers a complete range of products, financial services, financial advisory, and concierge services and will also involve itself in CSR activities focusing on NRB families.

He said the NRB Division will provide easy, prompt and convenient remittance facility supported by a technology-driven wide area network, having backward and forward linkages, attractive and innovative savings schemes, loan facilities, currency exchange, student files, investment banking facility etc.

The division will also provide consultancy services to the NRBs so that they can get maximum return from their hard-earned money and contribute to development initiatives in Bangladesh.

Mutual Trust Bank, one of Bangladesh's leading private sector banks, was set up a decade ago. It has recently begun a programme to transform it into a cutting-edge financial institution in Bangladesh, and under this drive, the bank is rapidly improving capability in all respects of its activities.