Southeast Bank unveils nine agent banking outlets

Southeast Bank PLC recently launched nine agent banking outlets, branded "Shagotom", in rural and semi-urban areas across six districts -- Feni, Tangail, Cumilla, Noakhali, Dhaka and Manikganj -- to provide banking access to people outside the formal financial system.

The initiative aims to promote financial inclusion and expand banking services to every corner of the country.

Abidur Rahman Chowdhury, managing director (current charge) of Southeast Bank, inaugurated the outlets' operations virtually from the bank's head office in Dhaka, according to a press release.

Southeast Bank Agent Banking, under the "Shagotom" brand, offers a comprehensive range of modern, technology-driven conventional and "Tijarah" (Islamic) banking services.

Customers can avail themselves of various facilities, including savings and current account opening, cash deposits and withdrawals, fund transfers, cash transfers via BEFTN and RTGS, receiving foreign remittances, and processing cheque books, debit cards, and credit cards.

Additional services include beneficiary owners' (BO) account opening, share transactions, micro, medium, and krishi loans with insurance benefits, utility bill payments, loan installment collection, government allowances, regular customer loans, and internet banking facilities.

Moreover, customers can access essential banking services round-the-clock (24/7) through recycler ATMs installed at the agent banking outlets.