BB governor urges banks to help educate poor students
Friday, 19 March 2010
FE Report
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman Thursday urged private banks to help fund higher education of meritorious students coming from poor families as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The governor said banks and affluent people must help poor students carry out their studies in an effort to uplift the disadvantaged people of the society and ensure equitable development across the country.
"Banks should have institutions with all humane qualities. They must expand their programmes under corporate social responsibility to help the poor, needy and the disadvantaged sections of the society," he said.
The governor was speaking at a scholarship awarding ceremony of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) in the city. The bank's executive committee chairman Sayem Ahmed and managing director Yeasin Ali also spoke on the occasion.
DBBL awarded scholarships to 106 poor students including six who are physically challenged. All of them scored good marks in the Secondary School Certificate Examinations and are now studying in colleges.
"I appreciate DBBL's assistance to the poor and meritorious students. The students should seize this opportunity and build a better future for them and their families," the Governor said.
Rahman said people below 15 years old now make up one third or Bangladesh's population. "This young people represent a huge untapped opportunity for the country and all banks should follow Dutch Bangla Bank's example in building up this young generation," he said.
The Governor also suggested DBBL give solar lights to poor students so that their parents can save the money they spent on kerosene. He said Bangladesh is the only country which has set up mobile banking for poor farmers.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman Thursday urged private banks to help fund higher education of meritorious students coming from poor families as part of their corporate social responsibility.
The governor said banks and affluent people must help poor students carry out their studies in an effort to uplift the disadvantaged people of the society and ensure equitable development across the country.
"Banks should have institutions with all humane qualities. They must expand their programmes under corporate social responsibility to help the poor, needy and the disadvantaged sections of the society," he said.
The governor was speaking at a scholarship awarding ceremony of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) in the city. The bank's executive committee chairman Sayem Ahmed and managing director Yeasin Ali also spoke on the occasion.
DBBL awarded scholarships to 106 poor students including six who are physically challenged. All of them scored good marks in the Secondary School Certificate Examinations and are now studying in colleges.
"I appreciate DBBL's assistance to the poor and meritorious students. The students should seize this opportunity and build a better future for them and their families," the Governor said.
Rahman said people below 15 years old now make up one third or Bangladesh's population. "This young people represent a huge untapped opportunity for the country and all banks should follow Dutch Bangla Bank's example in building up this young generation," he said.
The Governor also suggested DBBL give solar lights to poor students so that their parents can save the money they spent on kerosene. He said Bangladesh is the only country which has set up mobile banking for poor farmers.