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Banks, financial institutions donate Tk304cr to PMO fund

Staff Correspondent
28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 28 Jun 2022 00:58:22
Banks, financial institutions donate Tk304cr to PMO fund
Senior officials from 45 banks donate Tk 304 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-affected people of the country. Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Kaikaus received the donations on the PM’s behalf on Monday – Courtesy Photo

Forty-five banks and financial institutions have donated a total of Tk304.41 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for the flood-affected people of the country.

The institutions include Premier Bank, Union Bank, Bank Asia, Shahjalal Islami Bank, SIBL Bank. Sonali Bank, Janata Bank, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Exim Bank, AB Bank, UCB Bank, Pubali Bank and more, according to a list provided by the Prime Minister’s Office.

The Premier Bank Limited donated Tk 10 crore to the fund to aid flood-affected people of the country.

Premier Bank Director Nahyan Haroon and Managing Director and CEO M. Reazul Karim jointly handed over Tk 10 crore cheque to Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Kaikaus at an event held by the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital on Monday.

Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd. Chairman Mohammed Younus and Social Islami Bank Ltd Chairman Dr. Md. Mahbub Ul Alam also handed over a Tk 10 crore cheque each to the principal secretary to the prime minister on behalf of their banks.

As a part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Bank Asia donated Tk 10 crore to the fund. Bank Asia Vice-Chairman Romo Rouf Chowdhury and Director Romana Rouf Chowdhury handed over the cheque to Ahmad Kaikaus.

Union Bank Director Showkat Hossain and Managing Director & CEO A B M Mokammel Hoque Chowdhury handed over a Tk 2 crore cheque to the principal secretary of the prime minister at the same event.

United Commercial Bank Limited donated Tk 10 crore to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the flood-affected people. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury Ronny, Chairman, Executive Committee of UCB, handed over the cheque to Dr. Ahmad Kaikaus, with the participation of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through video conference. Asifuzzaman Chowdhury, Director of UCB, also present the event. Rupali Bank Limited donated Tk 1.5 crore to the fund.

The recent flood has affected the country’s northern districts, including Sylhet and Sunamganj, marooning lakhs of people and washing away their houses. The people suffered greatly due to the lack of food, safe drinking water and sanitation facilities.

In total, more than 4.5 million people were stranded, and dozens died in Bangladesh, many in the worst flooding in the Sylhet region in the northeast for more than 100 years.

As the flood waters are receding, there is a new risk of waterborne diseases and diseases from the waste left behind by the flood.

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