Eastern Bank signs deal with Shubhankar and Co

Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has signed a business collaboration agreement with Shubhankar and Co, Chartered Accountants, a public accounting firm.

M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, and Shubhankar Shil, managing partner of Shubhankar and Co, penned the deal at the bank's head office in the capital's Gulshan recently, the bank said in a press release.

Under the agreement, the accounting firm will provide management consulting and financial reporting services for SME and retail clients of EBL.

Among others, Syed Zulkar Nayen, head of business of the bank, and Mohammad Salekeen Ibrahim, head of asset, Khokan Chandra Das, senior partner of the accounting firm, and Nirmal Roy, partner, were also present.