Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- In the first two days of operations at the newly-formed Sammilito Islami Bank -- a merger of five Shariah-based banks -- depositors have withdrawn Tk 1.07 billion, while deposits totalled Tk 440 million.

As many as 13,314 customers made withdrawals, with the largest amount, Tk 660 million, coming from Exim Bank, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur told reporters on Monday afternoon.

"The fact that deposits are also coming in alongside withdrawals proves that the money here is completely safe.

Customers have nothing to worry about, and I see no reason for concern going forward," Mansur said.

He noted that 6,265 customers took out funds from Exim Bank alone, which also logged the highest volume of deposits among the...