DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank (BB) will introduce scholarship to support education of meritorious students.The scholarship would be offered to the students of schools and colleges across the country, reports AP.
The name of the scholarship will be the “Governor Scholarship”. “The scholarship will be a part of the central bank’s CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activities,” said Governor Dr Atiur Rahman.
The governor made the announcement at the banking conference, organized jointly by Sonali Bank and Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) at Mithamoin, Kishoreganj.
The two state-owned banks also orgainsed similar banking conferences at Astagram and Itna of the district on Thursday and Friday, according to a BB press release.
Parliament member from Kishoreganj-4 Redwan Ahmed Tawfik, BB Executive Director M Mahfuzur Rahman, Sonali Bank managing director Pradip Kumar Dutta, BKB managing director Abdus Salam, National Bank managing director AKM Shafiqur Rahman, Exim Bank managing director Dr. M Haider Ali Miah and City Bank deputy managing director Mashrur Arefin attended the conferences, among other senior bankers.
Addressing the conferences, Dr Atiur advised banks to accelerate their activities in the rural areas with growth- incentive banking services.
At the conferences, the governor also handed over loans to some small entrepreneurs, farmers and students under farm, SME and education credit schemes of Sonali Bank and BKB.
The representatives of Exim Bank, City Bank and AB Bank announced at the conference that the banks would open three branches at Mithamoin, Ashtagram and Itna respectively.
Besides, AB Bank announced that it would give three computers to each of the schools and colleges of the three upazilas.
Exim Bank declared that the bank would grant necessary funds to help improve sanitary system of the upazilas.