Social work
Dutch Bangla Bank, under the visionary leadership of its Founder Chairman, Mr. M. Sahabuddin Ahmed, has been actively engaged in CSR activities since its inception in 1996, with social responsibility remaining a core priority of the Bank, carried forward through its Foundation.
Each year, DBBL allocates a significant amount of funds to its Foundation to support various initiatives aimed at the socio-economic development of underprivileged communities. The Bank’s honorable Board of Directors and valued shareholders consistently support these efforts.
Over the years, Dutch-Bangla Bank has made significant contributions through numerous initiatives, including its regular scholarship program[36], as well as the provision of free cataract surgeries and cleft lip treatments for those in need, ensuring that all eligible individuals receive these services at no cost.
A glimpse of a few such initiatives is presented below: Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated blankets for the cold-hit people of the country. As a part of the blanket distribution program, Mr. Mohammed Sahabuddin Ahmed, Chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited, is handing over blankets to the honorable Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia for the Prime Minister's Relief Fund (Year 2002).
To support the people affected by the earthquake in Iran, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated BDT 1 million and 5,000 blankets to the Honorable Prime Minister’s Relief Fund (2003). In the picture, the bank’s Chairman, M. Sahabuddin Ahmed, is seen handing over the blankets and the payment order to the Honorable Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia. Mr. Mohammed Sahabuddin Ahmed, Chairman, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited is handing over a Payment Order of Taka 5.00 million to the Honorable Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia for rehabilitation of the flood affected people (Year 2004). Mr. Mohammed Sahabuddin Ahmed, Chairman, Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited is handing over a sample of blanket to the Honorable Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, Government of the People's Republic Of Bangladesh. A total number Of 20,000 blankets was donated to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund for the cold stricken people of the Country (Year 2004). The Bank donated one wheel-chair and Prize Bonds equivalent to Tk 50,000/- each to twenty three War-wounded freedom fighters. Mr. M. Saifur Rahman, Minister for Finance and Planning is distributing the same at the War Wounded Freedom Fighters' Rest House while Mr. Redwan Ahmed, State Minister, Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and Mr. Mohammed Sahabuddin Ahmed, Chairman of the Bank looks on (Year 2002).
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated BDT 2.7 million to the Prime Minister’s Zakat Fund. On this occasion, the bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Md. Yasin Ali, is seen handing over the payment order to the Honorable Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia (Year 2003).
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has provided financial assistance of BDT 1.20 crore for the construction of the Institute of Child Health and Shishu Shasthya Foundation Hospital. The bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Md. Yasin Ali, is handing over the letter of commitment to the Honorable Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia (Year 2005).
Barrister Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, Honourable Speaker of the Jatiya Sangshad and Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of the Bank are seen distributing blankets in the northern parts of the country (Year 2002).
DBBL so far awarded 500 scholarships to needy and meritorious students, in a scholarship awarding ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Mr. M. Saifur Rahman, MP, Honorable Minister of Finance and Planning is seen handing over scholarship letter to a blind student (Year 2004).
In 2004, Dutch-Bangla Bank received an award from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for the objective publication of its ‘Accounts and Reports’. The bank’s Managing Director, Md. Yasin Ali, received the award from the then Finance and Planning Minister, M. Saifur Rahman, MP (Year 2005). The Honorable Finance and Planning Minister M. Saifur Rahman, MP, is seen among the scholarship recipients of the Dutch-Bangla Bank Foundation. On this occasion, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Governor of Bangladesh Bank; Mr. Zakir Ahmed Khan, Secretary of the Ministry of Finance; and Mr. J. L. Ijzermans, Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands Embassy, were present at the event (Year 2003). Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of DBBL hands over a pay-order worth Tk 20 lac to the State Minister for Religious Affairs, Mr. Mosharref Hossain Shahjahan for the Prime Minister's Zakat Fund (Year 2002).
