The central bank has taken an initiative to provide Rana Plaza volunteers with jobs at various banks and financial institutions.
A database of the volunteers along with their curriculum vitae is being prepared and will be shared with different banks and financial institutions, Bangladesh Bank said in a statement yesterday.
The BB will then take measures to provide jobs to the volunteers, it said.
The central bank has already provided honourary certificates and cash Tk 5,000 to each of the 135 volunteers selected from a list prepared by the armed forces, it said.
The BB also expressed condolence to the families of the dead in the Rana Plaza tragedy. It said BB and other banks deposited Tk 100 crore as grant to the Prime Minister's relief fund for the affected.
From the central bank's CSRF fund, Tk 1 crore was given as grant to the Fire Service and Civil Defence to purchase fire fighting equipment, it said.
Besides, to raise safety in the garment sector, a special financing programme was taken by the BB with the financial assistance of Japan International cooperation Agency.