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Islami Bank is the largest Shari’ah-based bank in the country. The trust and confidence of our clients are our greatest strengths. To maintain this trust, governance, transparency, and risk management must be ensured at every level. Md. Omar Faruk Khan, Managing Director of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC delivered these speech as the chief guest at the bank's Annual Risk Conference.
Md. Alauddin Hossain, Director of Bangladesh Bank, spoke as the Guest of Honor in the conference held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at Islami Bank Tower. Engineer Mohammad Jamal Uddin Mazumder, Additional Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of the bankpresided over the program while Md. Altaf Hossain and Dr. M Kamal Uddin Jasim, Additional Managing Directors and K.S. Omar Faruk, FCA, Head of Risk Management Wingaddressed the various sessions of the program. A.S.M. Rezaul Karim, Director General of Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) addressed the welcome speech. Senior executives from the head office and heads of zones and branches in Dhaka city were present at the conference. Additionally, all zonal and branch heads of the bank connected the program through virtual platform.
The chief guest further stated that to build a strong bank, business growth alone is not enough; a robust and effective risk management framework is also necessary. Sustainable growth can only be ensured by correctly identifying, assessing and controlling risks. The primary objective of an effective risk management framework is to identify potential risks in advance and keep the management alert. He urged everyone to be more responsible, vigilant and careful towards risk management and said that many problems can be easily prevented if risks are identified in time and proper measures are taken.