Islami Bank to hire people of all religions, more women
Staff Correspondent
Islami Bank has brought major changes to its recruitment policy and decided to hire people from all religions based on merit and efficiency.
“Recruitment will be done through experienced, neutral and professional institutions on the basis of merit and qualification irrespective of religion, caste and creed and including the children of freedom fighters,” the bank said in a statement yesterday.
It will also increase job opportunities for females. The bank now has only 510 female staff among its 13,500 employees.
“More female employees will be recruited for women empowerment,” the statement said.
The decisions were made in a meeting of the board of directors held on January 5. Arastoo Khan, the newly-elected chairman, and other directors of the bank were present in the meeting, the statement said.
At the meeting, changes were made to the posts of the bank's chairman, managing director, heads of various committees and the chief of the Islami Bank Foundation.
Arastoo Khan, a former bureaucrat and representative of Armada Spinning Mills Limited that owns 2 percent stakes in Islami Bank, was elected chairman of the bank.
On January 8, Arastoo told a press conference that the bank would now follow “merit-based recruitment”.
The bank is open to all. If people of other religions are willing to work at the bank, they can sit for recruitment tests, he then said.
“We will hire them if they are meritorious and qualified.”
According to yesterday's statement, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd shall continue its sharia principles and fundamental values. “It will apply zero tolerance policy regarding compliance of Islamic sharia.”
Employee salary structure will be revised in comparison with other banks, the statement also said.
It said the board of directors agreed that no employee shall be terminated.
The bank's new board is comprised of 16 members. Seven of them come from some little-known companies that own more than 14 percent stakes in the bank.
Islami Bank is now the largest bank in the country with a deposit of Tk 68,000 crore and an advance of Tk 65,000 crore.
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Long overdue - 500 women out of a workforce of 13000+ ffs and that's before you take into account, they openly discriminated against potential employees based on faith.
No longer will it ensure automatic employment for the kuttas of Shibir
Staff Correspondent
Islami Bank has brought major changes to its recruitment policy and decided to hire people from all religions based on merit and efficiency.
“Recruitment will be done through experienced, neutral and professional institutions on the basis of merit and qualification irrespective of religion, caste and creed and including the children of freedom fighters,” the bank said in a statement yesterday.
It will also increase job opportunities for females. The bank now has only 510 female staff among its 13,500 employees.
“More female employees will be recruited for women empowerment,” the statement said.
The decisions were made in a meeting of the board of directors held on January 5. Arastoo Khan, the newly-elected chairman, and other directors of the bank were present in the meeting, the statement said.
At the meeting, changes were made to the posts of the bank's chairman, managing director, heads of various committees and the chief of the Islami Bank Foundation.
Arastoo Khan, a former bureaucrat and representative of Armada Spinning Mills Limited that owns 2 percent stakes in Islami Bank, was elected chairman of the bank.
On January 8, Arastoo told a press conference that the bank would now follow “merit-based recruitment”.
The bank is open to all. If people of other religions are willing to work at the bank, they can sit for recruitment tests, he then said.
“We will hire them if they are meritorious and qualified.”
According to yesterday's statement, Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd shall continue its sharia principles and fundamental values. “It will apply zero tolerance policy regarding compliance of Islamic sharia.”
Employee salary structure will be revised in comparison with other banks, the statement also said.
It said the board of directors agreed that no employee shall be terminated.
The bank's new board is comprised of 16 members. Seven of them come from some little-known companies that own more than 14 percent stakes in the bank.
Islami Bank is now the largest bank in the country with a deposit of Tk 68,000 crore and an advance of Tk 65,000 crore.
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Long overdue - 500 women out of a workforce of 13000+ ffs and that's before you take into account, they openly discriminated against potential employees based on faith.
No longer will it ensure automatic employment for the kuttas of Shibir
