According to the protesters, customers have withdrawn more than Tk5,000 crore in deposits over the past nine days.
Members of the Conscious Customers’ Forum and Islami Bank customers march towards the Secretariat through Paltan Mor on Wednesday to press for the resignation of the bank’s chairman. Photo: TBS
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Members of the Conscious Customers’ Forum and Islami Bank customers march towards the Secretariat through Paltan Mor on Wednesday to press for the resignation of the bank’s chairman. Photo: TBS
As protests over the appointment of Islami Bank Chairman Md Khurshid Alam continue, a delegation led by the Conscious Customers’ Forum headed to the Ministry of Finance today (10 June) to submit a memorandum demanding his resignation.
The forum, which has been protesting for more than a week, was joined by several thousand customers, according to its leaders.
The memorandum is addressed to the finance minister.
Earlier, the forum’s convener and spokesperson, Professor Nur Un Nabi, said they would begin a march from in front of Islami Bank’s head office in Dilkusha, Motijheel, at around 11am and proceed towards the Secretariat.
The forum has been protesting since Khurshid was appointed chairman of the bank.
According to the protesters, customers have withdrawn more than Tk5,000 crore in deposits over the past nine days.
They also claimed that Islami Bank’s cash reserve ratio maintained with Bangladesh Bank had fallen from Tk7,000 crore to Tk1,600 crore as of yesterday.
Thousands of customers have been gathering at branches to withdraw their money.
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