Investors across the globe can now take Sonali Bank’s online service: Bida

Investors from anywhere in the world can now to open an account at any branch of Sonali Bank through the one stop service portal of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).

BIDA and Sonali Bank jointly launched the online banking service for the investors at the office of the investment authority in Dhaka on Wednesday.

"We have 1,229 branches across the country. All of them are connected online. This service can be availed from all the branches through the one stop service platform of Bida," said Md Ataur Rahman Pradhan, chief executive officer and managing director of Sonali Bank.

Investors will be able to access more investment services from their home with the addition of the two new services to the Bida's OSS portal, Mohsina Yasmin, executive member of the Bida, said at the programme.

Bida is working towards providing maximum investment services to the investors and it has already come up with 57 services of 18 organisations.

Investors have to pay a service charge to take service from Bida's portal now, but the services will be available for free in two to three years, she said.

Md Abdul Hamid Mian, chief revenue officer of Dhaka North City Corporation, also spoke.