The New Nation - Internet Edition

Dutch-Bangia Bank donated Tk. 9.73 crore to Dhaka University for constructing 'Dutch Bangia Bank Centre for Advanced searc in Arts & Social Sciences Bhaban'. The Board of Directors of DBBL in its 7th meeting held on January 14, 2008 decided to donate Tk. 9.73 crore to Dhaka University for constructing an 11th storied research centre named 'Dutch-Bangia Bank Centre for Advanced Research in Arts & Social Sciences Bhaban' in the university campus.

It needs be mentioned that this type of Research Centre would be the first of its kind not only in the Dhaka University Campus but also in the country as such. The authority of the Research Centre is of the opinion that this Centre will playa vital role for higher study in human and social sciences. Researchers/ Scholars from home and abroad will be awarded Scholarships/Fellowships for conducting higher study leading to M. Phil & Ph. D degree from this Centre. The centre will run under the supervision of the renowned scholars, teachers and researchers of the country.

Dutch-Bangia Bank Limited, as an Institution with strong sense of corporate social responsibility has come forward with a donation of about Tk. 10.00 crore for constructing the Centre which would be turned into a Centre of Excellence in the country. It is widely known that DBBL carries out diverse philanthropic and social activities for the betterment of the society.