Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) has decided to stand beside Savar Rana Plaza victims and their family members by extending assistance.

In this regard, the bank donated Tk 5 crore to Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund last month, said a press release.

The donation is part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. Besides, Tk 84,50,000 raised from one day’s salary of executives and officials of the bank was also donated to Savar victims though ABB.

Just after the accident in Savar, IBBL organised blood donation programme to provide blood for injured.

The bank, the pioneer in welfare oriented banking, also created a charitable fund “Sadaqah Tahbil” (Charity Fund) in 1983 to serve the distressed humanity. The fund was renamed as Islamic Bank Foundation in 1991.