DBBL launches largest edn scholarship programme*******
Sunday, 15 May 2011
FE Report
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman Saturday called upon the banks and other financial institutions to come forward to financing human resource development areas so that a skilled manpower can help Bangladesh become a middle-income country within the next few years. Addressing a scholarship awarding ceremony of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) in the city, the BB Governor said, other banks should follow the DBBL which spends 5.0 per cent of its net profit every year to the development of education and other social segments of the country. As part of DBBL's Tk 1.02 billion scholarship package, the bank in its first stage Saturday distributed scholarship awarding letters to a total of 3021 students who passed SSC examinations in 2010. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid MP, DBBL EC chairman Sayem Ahmed, managing director K S Tabrez and deputy managing director AKM Shirin also addressed on the occasion. Nurul Islam Nahid MP in his address also sought financial support from private sector to bring a qualitative change in education sector. "The existing education system must be changed and we need a huge fund from the private sector to implement our vision," the education minister said. The BB Governor said he was impressed with the positive response of the banks in their enhanced activities in the corporate social responsibilities (CSR) during the last 23 years. "The banks invested Tk 550 million in CSR areas in 2009 but it rose to Tk 3.91 billion in 2010," the BB Governor disclosed. Praising the DBBL role in financing the quality education among the large community of poor but brilliant students, the BB Governor said the amount DBBL is spending annually in promoting education is more than one-fourth of the bank's paid-up capital. "It is a matter of courage and others should follow it," the BB Governor said. DBBL began this great job in 2001 and till 2010, a total of 2005 poor but meritorious students received a total of Tk 117.15 million as scholarship money from the Bank from higher secondary to post-doctoral level. The Bank also invested Tk 132.9 million in developing the education infrastructure till 2010. DBBL is also sponsoring 'Dutch-Bangla Bank-Prothom Alo Maths Olympiad' to encourage secondary and higher secondary students on learning mathematics since 2003.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman Saturday called upon the banks and other financial institutions to come forward to financing human resource development areas so that a skilled manpower can help Bangladesh become a middle-income country within the next few years. Addressing a scholarship awarding ceremony of Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd (DBBL) in the city, the BB Governor said, other banks should follow the DBBL which spends 5.0 per cent of its net profit every year to the development of education and other social segments of the country. As part of DBBL's Tk 1.02 billion scholarship package, the bank in its first stage Saturday distributed scholarship awarding letters to a total of 3021 students who passed SSC examinations in 2010. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid MP, DBBL EC chairman Sayem Ahmed, managing director K S Tabrez and deputy managing director AKM Shirin also addressed on the occasion. Nurul Islam Nahid MP in his address also sought financial support from private sector to bring a qualitative change in education sector. "The existing education system must be changed and we need a huge fund from the private sector to implement our vision," the education minister said. The BB Governor said he was impressed with the positive response of the banks in their enhanced activities in the corporate social responsibilities (CSR) during the last 23 years. "The banks invested Tk 550 million in CSR areas in 2009 but it rose to Tk 3.91 billion in 2010," the BB Governor disclosed. Praising the DBBL role in financing the quality education among the large community of poor but brilliant students, the BB Governor said the amount DBBL is spending annually in promoting education is more than one-fourth of the bank's paid-up capital. "It is a matter of courage and others should follow it," the BB Governor said. DBBL began this great job in 2001 and till 2010, a total of 2005 poor but meritorious students received a total of Tk 117.15 million as scholarship money from the Bank from higher secondary to post-doctoral level. The Bank also invested Tk 132.9 million in developing the education infrastructure till 2010. DBBL is also sponsoring 'Dutch-Bangla Bank-Prothom Alo Maths Olympiad' to encourage secondary and higher secondary students on learning mathematics since 2003.