Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman, poses with the members of 12th Islamic Financial Stability Forum and 27th meeting of the Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Economic Reporter :Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman on Monday called upon the Financial Institutions (FIs) to stand beside the chill stricken poor. The governor urged the FIs as well as the rich people of the country to provide winter clothes and blankets among the chill stricken poor."The whole country is shivering in the bittering cold. In the mean time, the entire country along with the northern part is experiencing unbearable chill", said the governor in a press statement.The meteorology department has already warned of worsening chilly wind along with shivering winter in the coming days. Each year the newspapers headline the affliction of low income people of the North Bengal, char basin area, haor, and flood prone areas lacking of winter clothes, said Atiur Rahman.He expected that this year also the banks and financial institutions would extend their helping hands to the chill stricken poor providing winter clothes and blankets under corporate social responsibility (CSR). "We have to ensure that no street child with a bank account suffers from lack of winter clothes", said the governor.