Jamuna Bank Foundation unveils CSR future plan
Thursday, 3 June 2010
FE Report
Jamuna Bank Foundation unveiled their future plan regarding corporate social relationship (CSR) activities through a press meet at National Press Club Wednesday.
Nur Muhammad, chairman of the foundation and former chairman of Jamuna Bank Ltd, presented a paper on their CSR activities.
According to the paper, Jamuna Bank Foundation is involved with a number of social activities from its launching in 2007. Among them are employment generation, giving scholarships to poor and meritorious students, arranging free eye camps and blood donation programmes, providing relief during various natural disasters, and founding a drug rehabilitation centre at Mirpur in the city.
The foundation also donated Tk 7.5 million to the government fund for the Aila-affected people.
"We are involved with various social activities due to our responsibility towards the country," said Md Matior Rahman, managing director of Jamuna Bank Ltd and member secretary of Jamuna Bank Foundation.
He said the foundation has so far donated about Tk 60 million since 2007.
Md Rezaul Karim Anssari, chairman of Jamuna Bank Ltd, said they are strengthening CSR activities on the occasion of their 9th anniversary. He also said a fixed portion of the bank's operating profit is donated to the foundation.
JBL vice-chairman Gazi Golam Mortuja, deputy managing director Md Abul Shahjahan, and senior assistant vice-chairman and head of general banking division Muhammad Bazlul Haq, among others, also spoke.
Jamuna Bank Foundation unveiled their future plan regarding corporate social relationship (CSR) activities through a press meet at National Press Club Wednesday.
Nur Muhammad, chairman of the foundation and former chairman of Jamuna Bank Ltd, presented a paper on their CSR activities.
According to the paper, Jamuna Bank Foundation is involved with a number of social activities from its launching in 2007. Among them are employment generation, giving scholarships to poor and meritorious students, arranging free eye camps and blood donation programmes, providing relief during various natural disasters, and founding a drug rehabilitation centre at Mirpur in the city.
The foundation also donated Tk 7.5 million to the government fund for the Aila-affected people.
"We are involved with various social activities due to our responsibility towards the country," said Md Matior Rahman, managing director of Jamuna Bank Ltd and member secretary of Jamuna Bank Foundation.
He said the foundation has so far donated about Tk 60 million since 2007.
Md Rezaul Karim Anssari, chairman of Jamuna Bank Ltd, said they are strengthening CSR activities on the occasion of their 9th anniversary. He also said a fixed portion of the bank's operating profit is donated to the foundation.
JBL vice-chairman Gazi Golam Mortuja, deputy managing director Md Abul Shahjahan, and senior assistant vice-chairman and head of general banking division Muhammad Bazlul Haq, among others, also spoke.