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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Pubali Bank PLC, in collaboration with Square Hospitals Limited, yesterday launched a co-branded credit card, aimed at expanding inclusive, customer-focused banking and financial services.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Md Esam Ebne Yousuf Siddique, chief operating officer of the hospital, and Md Shahnewaz Khan, deputy managing director of the bank, jointly inaugurated the card at the hospital’s auditorium in Dhaka, according to 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">Under the partnership, doctors and employees of the hospital will receive co-branded credit cards featuring the logos of Square Hospitals Limited and Pubali Bank PLC.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Sultan Minhaj Uddin, executive vice-president (accounts and finance) of the hospital, and Prof Wahiuddin Mahmood, director (medical services), attended the event.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The initiative reflects a shared commitment to delivering tailored financial solutions, strengthening professional communities, and expanding inclusive, customer-focused banking services, the release added.
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="BODY new" font="Blacker Pro Display" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Md Shahin Shahria, general manager and head of Mohakhali Corporate Branch of the bank; NM Firoz Kamal, deputy general manager and head of the card business division; and Md Azizur Rahaman, deputy general manager and head of Sonargaon Branch, along with other senior officials from both organisations, were also present at the inauguration ceremony.</lang>
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