BB to donate Tk 280m for victims of flood, student movement

Bangladesh Bank will donate Tk 50 million (5 crore) to the foundation formed for those injured and killed in the recent student movement for quota reform and the fall of the autocratic government, reports UNB.

Besides, the central bank will also donate Tk 230 million (23 crore) from the staff's one-day salary and the bank's disaster management and social responsibility fund to the Chief Adviser's Relief and Welfare Fund.

In a meeting, the central bank's board of directors on Wednesday took the decision, according to a press release.