A meeting was held to review the progress of business activities—as of August 31, 2026—for the branches under the Barishal Divisional Office of the state-owned Rupali Bank PLC. The meeting took place on Friday (September 18) at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Barishal.

Kazi Md. Wahidul Islam, the bank's Managing Director, attended the meeting as the chief guest. Md. Moinuddin Masud, General Manager from the Head Office, was present as the special guest. Abdullah Al Mahmud, the Divisional Head and General Manager of Rupali Bank Barishal, presided over the event.

In his address as the chief guest, Managing Director Kazi Md. Wahidul Islam placed special emphasis on job creation and socio-economic prosperity within the nation's development journey. He highlighted the need to increase the flow of credit by at least 20 percent to productive sectors—including the CMSME sector—and to intensify the recovery of classified loans. He also stressed the importance of boosting transactions via 'Rupali Cash,' 'Rupali E-banking,' and 'BanglaQR' to help build a 'Smart Bangladesh' and a 'Cashless Bangladesh.'

Speaking as the special guest, General Manager Md. Moinuddin Masud issued directives to ensure accurate credit rating to reduce the bank's risk-weighted assets, correctly input the value of eligible collateral into the CBS database, and submit CIB reports in accordance with proper procedures.

In his presidential address, Divisional Head Abdullah Al Mahmud highlighted the Barishal Division's excellence in various business activities—such as mobilizing interest-free and low-interest deposits, opening accounts, onboarding BanglaQR, collecting foreign remittances, and recovering classified loans—under the 180-day program. He expressed a firm commitment to achieving outstanding success in overall business operations by working with honesty and dedication for the remainder of the year.

Others present at the meeting included Bipul Krishna Sannamat, Zonal Manager of the Barishal Zone, and Md. [Name Incomplete], Zonal Manager of the Patuakhali Zone. Manjur Hossain, Zonal Manager of Bhola Zone Sanat Kumar Saha, and Zonal Manager of Pirojpur Zone F. M. Enamul Haque. Additionally, executives from the divisional office, zonal offices, and various corporate branches, as well as managers of all branches and heads of sub-branches, participated in the meeting.