The New Nation - Internet Edition

Social Investment bank Ltd (SIBL) has donated taka one million the Chief Advisor's reliefs fund for cyclone victims of the southern belt, says a press release. Bank's Chairman Abdul Awal Patwary and Managing Director (cc) Abu Sadek Md Sohel handed the cheque to Chief Advisor Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed in a simple ceremony held at Chief Advisor's Office in Dhaka on 12.12.2007',The bank also donated Tk. 25.00 lakh to the Chief of Army's relief fund.

Earlier, SIBL has distributed relief materials worth taka 22.00 lakh among the cyclone victims in two phases. SIBL executives, officers and employees donated one day, salary for the Cyclone -victims. Just after the hurricane havoc, SIBL teams on 20.12.2007 rushed to the coastal areas and distributed relief materials among the starving people of Jha!okathi, Borguna, Bagerhat, Potuakhali and Pirojpur. They distributed rice, pulses, salt, water, match, candle, medicines and other materials. A team led by Consultant Md. Abdul Motin rushed to the worst affected areas of Sharnonkhola, Muralganj and Chittalmari of Bagerhat and gave away relief goods to the distressed men, women and children. Another team led by EVP Sheikh Boran Ali went to Patharghata of Borguna district and distributed relief goods to the worst affected people at Taphalia, Khalipharhat, Ziar Math and Kalamegha.