Awards & Achievements

Amana Bank has announced the appointment of its Vice President Retail Banking & Marketing Siddeeque Akbaras the President of the Association of Alternative Financial Institutions (AAFI), testifying Siddeeque’s leadership and expertise within the non-interest based Islamic Banking domain. This appointment was made during the Association’s recent Annual General Meeting. Siddeeque joined Amana Bank in its formative stages to set up …

COLOMBO : On invitation, Foreign Minister M.U.M. Ali Sabry is to address the prestigious Cambridge Union on January 23, to share his insights on Sri Lanka’s road to economic recovery. The Cambridge Union, founded in 1815, is the world’s oldest debating society,and has been historically known for hosting influential speakers and fostering intellectual discourse. Dignitaries such as Winston Churchill, Theodore …

Veteran journalist and author Latheef  Farook was honored  for his contribution to Palestinian cause for more than   half a century  .The award was given  by    Dr. Zuhair M.H. Zaid , Palestinian Ambassador in Sri Lanka and  Bimal Ratnaiake  MP and the President of Sri Lanka Committee for Solidarity with Palestinian People, SCSP, at a  ceremony held at the  Lotus Room …

TRICHY : The National President of the All Ceylon YMMA Conference Ihsan Ahmed Hameed was the winner of the Asia’s Best Social Worker Award of the Year 2022 – 2023 presented by the Asia Awards held in Trichy this week in South India. Hameed was honoured for his excellent and outstanding services  by Asia’s No. 1 Brand & Excellence Award. …

Islam has spread throughout the world and the Quran has been translated into several languages. Sri Lankans now have facilities to read the Quran in Sinhala, Prime Minister and Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs Minister D M Jayaratne said. Translator Moulavi A L M Ibrahim hands over the first copy of a Sinhala translation of the Quran to Prime Minister D …