, Sept. 29 -- Islami Bank Bangladesh is currently facing an internal crisis following a mandatory special competency assessment examination for a large number of its employees, most of whom were allegedly appointed irregularly over the past seven years.

The bank organised a competency exam through the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) at Dhaka University on September 27. But a portion of employees were absent to attend the examination. As a result, Islami Bank management dismissed the jobs of the employees who did not join the examination for disciplinary and misconducts with the jobs.

Islami Bank, which has approximately 21,000 employees, is facing allegations that since the S. Alam Group took control in 2017 up to August 2024...