Desk Report
Publish: 20 Sep 2020, 03:39 pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked all concerned to take preparation right at the moment as the COVID-19 situation may worsen in the upcoming winter.
"Winter is ahead and that is why the situation at COVID-19 may be much worse. So we need to stay prepared from now on, "she said while receiving donations from various organizations including 34 commercial banks for the PM's Relief and Welfare Fund, reports BSS.
The prime minister attended a donation handover ceremony here via a video conference from her official residence in Ganabhaban.
The donation cheques were received by PM Principal Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus on behalf of the Premier at the city's Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
The premier expressed gratitude to the organizations for their generous contributions to helping the nation fight coronavirus in the PM's Relief and Welfare Fund.
In this context, she said, “All have been working with utmost sincerity. That’s why we have been able to face it (the situation arising out of the coronavirus pandemic).”
Referring to her government’s efforts including the announcement of stimulus packages to offset the COVID-19 impact on the country’s economy, she said, “We are taking effective measures to keep running the country’s trade and commerce. We have declared stimulus packages. And we are giving whatever necessary (to keep functioning the country’s economy) as our target is to serve the people.”
The Premier thanked the Bangladesh Association of Bank (BAB) for extending their hands whenever there was a crisis in the region.
The Prime Minister requested special attention from the BAB, so that the banks could run properly.
“There are some banks which become very weak. In that case, merging (of banks) is required very often. But a proper scrutiny is necessary on which banks are functioning properly and which are not. Keep faith (in me), nothing would be done to this end without any assessment,” she said.
The Prime Minister said her government took the initiative to open private sector banks first, and they are giving permission to most of the private banks for which huge employment have been created to operate.
Referring to opening farmers' bank accounts at Taka 10, she said her government had also taken steps to make people accustomed to using banks in case of money transactions.
“So, we want that the banks will operate their functions properly. We always consider all of your logical demands that you place (before me). I will consider if you have any problem in running the banks,” she continued.
Of the organizations, 34 commercial banks such as AB Bank Ltd, Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd, Bank Asia Ltd, BRAC Bank Ltd, City Bank Ltd, Dhaka Bank Ltd, Dutch-Bangla Bank Ltd, Eastern Bank Ltd, Exim Bank Ltd, First Security Islami Bank Ltd, Islami Bank (Bd) Ltd, Jamuna Bank Ltd, Mercantile Bank Ltd, Midland Bank Ltd, Modhumoti Bank Ltd, Mutual Trust Bank Ltd, National Bank Ltd, NCC Bank Ltd, NRB Bank Ltd, NRB Commercial Bank Ltd, NRB Global Bank Ltd, One Bank Ltd, Padma Bank Ltd, Prime Bank Ltd, Pubali Bank Ltd, SBAC Bank Ltd, Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd, Social Islami Bank Ltd, Southeast Bank Ltd, Standard Bank Ltd, Trust Bank Ltd, Union Bank Ltd, United Commercial Bank Ltd and Uttara Bank Ltd led by Bangladesh Association of Bank (BAB) made the major contributions to the PM’s Relief and Welfare Fund.
While six other organizations have contributed to the fund, such as the Ministry of Food, FOSA (Foreign Officers Spouse Association), Rajshahi Medical University, Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB), the Bangladesh Judicial Employees Association and the Minister Group.
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