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		<lang class="3" colour="#000000" orgstyle="HEAD new 2" style="Headline1"  font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="28">Eastern Bank launches savings scheme for children </lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) yesterday launched a new savings product, titled “EBL Little Star”, designed exclusively for children under five years of age.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of the bank, inaugurated the new product proposition at the bank’s head office in the capital’s Gulshan, said a press release.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">“At EBL, we believe that financial security should begin at an early age. EBL Little Star is more than just a savings product — it’s a gift that grows,” said Iftekhar.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">“We want to give parents the tools to provide their children with a future they can build on,” he added.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The financial product will offer families a savings scheme to secure future financial requirements for their child’s education and health.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">This latest addition to the bank’s comprehensive range of banking products further underscores the bank’s commitment to support families through tailored financial solutions.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The product ensures that parents can take early steps to provide financial protection to their children. It features a flexible savings scheme with an attractive interest rate.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">M Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking of the bank, Syed Zulkar Nayen, head of business, Sarmin Atik, head of liability and wealth management, Al-Mamun Ansar, head of liability business, and Md Khairul Hassan, senior manager of bancassurance and student banking, among others, were also present.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="CAPTION new" font="Helvetica Neue" fontStyle="Bold" size="10">Ali Reza Iftekhar, managing director of Eastern Bank PLC, attends the launching programme of savings product of the bank, titled “EBL Little Star”, designed exclusively for children under five years of age at its head office in the capital’s Gulshan yesterday.  </lang>
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