The New Nation - Internet Edition

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited gave financial assistance of Tk 10,000 each to 100 acid victim helpless women. The financial assistance was given to the acid victims through a payment order at a simple ceremony held at the bank's training center at Dilkusha C/A in the city on June 30.

Md Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of the bank distributed the payment order to the beneficiaries of this benevolent gesture.

The function was largely attended by among others, the beneficiaries and their parents, physicians, Action Aid, Acid Survivor Foundation and different NGO representatives.

Md Yeasin Ali, in his address, informed that in 2001 the bank established Dutch-Bangla Bank Foundation to undertake the philanthropic activities and since then the bank has already donated over Tk 100 crore for the benefit of the society.

Referring to the activities carried out by the bank against social menaces like dowry, acid violence and environmental degradation, Yeasin Ali said that DBBL has stepped forward to stand by such victims by way of extending financial assistance for establishing small scale agro based/rural economic enterprises like setting up poultry farm, livestock, rearing, nursery, cottage industries etc. with a view to making them self-reliant, he added.

The DBBL Managing Director urged acid victims to carry out their business successfully so that they can avail bank's loan at the cheaper cost i.e. at 5 per cent interest.

Additional Managing Director of DBBL AHM Nazmul Quadir said that acid victim women come across a number of hindrances to lead a normal life. 'Hence, we can't shy away from our responsibility to extend our gesture of goodwill to them for restoration of hope and dignity in their life,' he said.

Dr Mozammel Hossain Khan, Coordinator, DBBF in his address of welcome, informed that DBBL, over and above its regular financial activities, always reaches to the destitute of the country by way of carrying out a wide range of community activities like education, health, extending financial assistance to distress and calamity affected people etc.