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BUSINESS REPORT

Under the DBBL Smile-Brighter Programme, Dutch-BangIa Bank Limited has organised a four-day long plastic surgery operation camp at the bank's own cost at Popular General Hospital in Pabna district town from April 11 through 14 last. A plastic surgery team consisting of 10 members headed by the eminent plastic surgeon Dr AJM Salek has conducted the operation.

In this connection, a discussion meeting was arranged at Rashid Hall of Pabna District Council Bhaban on April 11 where a large number of participants and local elites attended the meeting. Dr. AB Mirza Md Azizul Islam, adviser for Finance and Planning, was present as the chief guest while Md Yeasin AIi, managing director of the bank presided over the function.

Dr Mirza Azizul Islam lauded the plastic surgery program of Dutch-Bangla Bank and recalled other philanthropic activities of the bank. He expected that all the corporate bodies of the country would come forward with such programs for the benefits of the underprivileged groups of the society which can help to reach to the ultimate goal of the government. He also mentioned that government has taken initiatives to improve the health sector of the country on priority basis which is not up to the mark at present.

Yeasin Ali said that DBBL has taken this initiative since 2003 to bring back smile on the faces of the boys and girls; cursed with cleft-lipped face which creates lot of problems in their social life. He informed that more than 3500 cleft-lipped boys and girls have been operated under the DBBL Smile-Brighter program at bank's cost. Dutch-Bangla Bank has been discharging its corporate social responsibility by way of charring out humanitarian activities in the field of health sector, education and community based activities for the overall betterment of the society, Ali added.

Dr Mozammel Hossain Khan, medical consultant of Dutch-Bangia Bank informed that about 120 cleft-lipped boys and girls of the poor parents have been enlisted for operation.

Among others, Khandoker Md Moklesur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Pabna, Dr Abdul Wadud Mia, civil surgeon of Pabna, plastic surgeon Dr AJM Salek and local elites also spoke at the meeting.