BRAC Bank contributes 50,000 blankets to PM’s relief fund

BRAC Bank Limited has contributed 50,000 pieces of blankets to the Prime Minister’s Relief and Welfare Fund for helping the underprivileged across the country in the winter.

Starting from November 30, BRAC Bank completed the delivery of the 50,000 blankets on December 22, reads a press release.

Earlier, in October, the private commercial banks, along with their advisory service organisation, the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB), made commitments to contribute blankets to the relief fund and handed over a token at a digital event at the Prime Minister's office in Dhaka.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the programme through videoconferencing from her official residence.

BRAC Bank Limited traded as ‘BRACBANK’ on the Dhaka Stock Exchange has been one of the country’s fastest growing banks since its inception in 2001 with particular focus in the SME segment.

With 187 branches, 374 ATMs, 456 SME Unit Offices and a diverse workforce of more than 8,000 people BRAC Bank also serves customers across the Corporate and Retail segments.

With more than 1.3 million customers, the bank has already proved to be the largest collateral free SME financier in just 19 years of its operation in Bangladesh and continues to serve as a benchmark for governance, transparency and compliance in the banking sector, the release added.