To mark the opening of the office in Motijheel commercial area, the bank hosted a dinner at a hotel in Dhaka recently, says a press release.

MY Chowdhury, chief executive vice-president of HBAGZ, who is also responsible for the bank's business development and other administrative matters of South Africa, Bangladesh and UK branches, gave a brief description of the bank's background and activities.

AQ Siddiqui, representative of HBAGZ in Bangladesh and also former managing director of Sonali Bank, was also present.

Among others, former commerce minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and former governor of Bangladesh Bank LR Sarkar attended the function.

HBAGZ was incorporated in Switzerland in 1967.