, Sept. 11 -- The Islami Bank Bangladesh has made tremendous progress since the July uprising last year, significantly expanding its customer base while clearing all its debt to the central bank, revealed its managing director Md Omar Faruk Khan.

"The principal account, previously in deficit, now stands at nearly Tk 8,000 crore, with the bank clearing the Tk 2,395 crore owed to the Bangladesh Bank," he said in an interview with the United News of Bangladesh (UNB).

While highlighting the bank's achievements, such as remaining the top collector and distributor of remittances over the last 16 years, Faruk also shared with the UNB the bank's future plans.

"Our achievements in the past year have been truly outstanding," said Faruk.

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