Midland Bank PLC. in collaboration with Office of the Placement and Alumni (OPA) of Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) of American International University-Bangladesh jointly organized a seminar captioned “Financial Literacy” on Monday, August 25, 2025 at AIUB Campus.

The seminar was conducted with the aim of equipping students with essential and basic financial skills for taking informed decision for personal financial management.

The speakers explained to the audience the importance of financial literacy along with digital financial literacy, focusing on personal financial planning, Personal Financial Diary, budgeting, saving, benefit of compounding, passive income, reserve fund, retirement financial plans, individual financial behavior model (50:30:20 Model) and IT awareness while doing digital banking.

The seminar was inaugurated by Mr. R. Tareque Moudud, FCMA, Director of OPA, who warmly welcomed the guests and highlighted the significance of such initiatives. He expressed gratitude to Midland Bank PLC. for their collaboration and encouraged them to organize similar sessions in the future.

The Midland Bank PLC. was represented by Mr. Md. Rashed Akter, Head of the Retail Distribution Division, Financial Literacy Wing and Chief Bancassurance Officer (CBO) and Mr. Mohammad Faruq Ur Rahman, Manager, Financial Literacy Wing, Retail Distribution Division.

The program was also attended by Miss. Nabila Wahid, Lecturer, Department of Finance, Faculty of Business Administration and some AIUB officials. This successful event not only enhanced students’ understanding of financial literacy but also inspired them to apply the knowledge in managing their personal financial management.