Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday urged bank owners and bankers to work towards restoring public confidence in the country's banking sector and regaining its reputation.

He made the call when a delegation of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), led by its Chairman Abdul Hai Sarker, met him at Bangabhaban in the afternoon.

President's Press Secretary Md Sarwar Alam briefed reporters after the meeting.

Chairmen, managing directors and chief executive officers of 26 state-owned and private banks were part of the delegation.

The President said while the people had been struggling over the past years to establish democracy and good governance, "unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of crores of taka ...