Congratulating the successful participants, Prof. I.M.Pandey, Vice President for Academic Affairs, AIT, hoped that the specialized knowledge gained during this program would help them in their professional banking career. He stressed the need to develop emotional intelligence while dealing with colleagues and customers, stating that such skills are of great relevance in the banking industry. He exhorted the participants to strengthen their expertise adding that in a globalised world, bankers are facing great challenges.
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, H.E. Mr. Kazi Imtiaz Hossian, complimented all the successful candidates and thanked AIT for contributing towards capacity building in Bangladesh. “You have acquired professional capabilities and your stay at AIT has helped you in obtaining global exposure,” he told the successful participants.
All 21 participants in the first batch of the PMBF program are officers of the Bangladesh Bank. Mr. Ahsah Ullah and Mr. M. Mahfuzur Rahman, Executive Directors of Bangladesh Bank also participated in the completion ceremony held at Plaza Athenee Hotel in Bangkok.
Dr. Barbara Igel, Dean, School of Management, invited all participants to become part of the AIT alumni network. Dr. Igel also sought the help of the participants from Bangladesh Bank in mentoring younger students at the School of Management (SOM) at AIT.
Dr. Jonathan Shaw, Executive Director, AIT Extension, expressed his gratitude to the Bangladesh Bank as well as the University of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern (FNHW), Switzerland for ensuring that the program is successful. He also thanked Dr. Weerakoon W. Wijewardena, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka for his support. Dr. Shaw also announced that the next batch of participants include officials from both Bangladesh Bank and the Bank of Bhutan. 10 participants from the Bank of Bhutan are already in Thailand to participate in a bridging program prior to the beginning of the PMBF. They were among those who joined the completion ceremony of the first batch of PMBF. Mr. Nima Wangdi, Deputy Chief of Mission, Royal Bhutanese Embassy also attended the program.
The PMBF program, which is spearheaded by Dr. Sundar Venkatesh, Advisor, AIT Extension, is jointly offered by AIT and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern (FNHW), Switzerland. It was formally launched on 14 March 2011.
Source: AIT
