Community Bank Advances Bangla QR Adoption to Broaden Digital Commerce

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC organised a programme to expand the use of Bangla QR, helping customers and businesses embrace digital payments and participate in an increasingly digital economy. Held on the ground floor of Police Plaza Concord, adjacent to the Bank’s Head Office in Dhaka, the programme highlighted the role of accessible and secure transactions in supporting business growth and financial inclusion.

Mr. Md. Anis Ur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, attended as Chief Guest. Special Guests were Mr. Md. Akram Hossain, BPM (Sheba), Additional Inspector General of Police (Finance), Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC; and Mr. Ahmad Muyeed, BPM (Sheba), Additional Deputy Inspector General, Police Kallan Trust, Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. Mr. Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, Managing Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, and senior officials of the Bank were also present.

Delivering the opening remarks, Mr. Ahmad Muyeed, BPM (Sheba), Additional Deputy Inspector General, Police Kallan Trust, Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, highlighted the importance of public awareness and customer confidence in encouraging digital transactions. He emphasised responsible use of technology and accessible services to help more people adopt digital payments.

Speaking next, Mr. Md. Akram Hossain, BPM (Sheba), Additional Inspector General of Police (Finance), Bangladesh Police, and Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, stressed the importance of customer-friendly services in expanding digital transactions. He highlighted the need for continued engagement with customers and businesses to build familiarity and trust in modern payment methods.

In his address, Mr. Md. Anis Ur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, called for coordinated efforts by banks, financial institutions, businesses and customers to build an accessible, secure and inclusive digital payment system. He emphasised that collective participation is essential to extending the benefits of digital transactions across the economy.

Mr. Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, Managing Director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, subsequently outlined the Bank’s approach to making technology serve the everyday needs of customers and businesses. He emphasised that simpler transactions, greater convenience and customer confidence must guide the Bank’s digital initiatives. He reaffirmed the Bank’s commitment to promoting Bangla QR through sustained engagement with customers and merchants, helping turn access to digital services into regular, practical use.

Through wider adoption of Bangla QR, Community Bank aims to help small traders and entrepreneurs serve customers more conveniently and bring more everyday transactions into formal financial channels. The initiative forms part of the Bank’s broader efforts to improve business efficiency, expand financial participation and contribute to Bangladesh’s economic development.