Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of CBC Culture. Through different projects we hope to contribute to the community, but our main focus is to help millions of Underprivileged children in Bangladesh. CBC has always been active in social responsibility projects since the beginning.
Donations for Prime Minister’s Flood Relief fund
Bangladesh was affected by devastating flood in 2004. The government was seeking local and foreign assistance to help the people affected by flood. Commercial Bank was one of the donors of the Prime Minister’s Flood Relief fund and donated a sum of BDT 1.5 Million on the 9th of August 2004.
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Stationary and books to children affected by floods
Besides donation to Prime Minister’s Floor Relief fund we distributed stationary and books to poor children affected by floods. |
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Donate BDT 3, 50,000 to Protibondhi Foundation Bangladesh
Protibonddhi Foundation commenced construction of a school at Savar for the disable and poor children. Commercial Bank of Ceylon supported the noble cause and contribute by donating BDT 3,50,000 on June, 2004.
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Provide Relief to Victimize People at Chittagong
The Staff of Commercial Bank of Ceylon, Chittagong arranged to provide relief materials to the victims of Flood and Landslide at Chittagong on 16th June 2007
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Training to other Bankers
As a responsible corporate citizen with a duty to disseminate knowledge and experience amongst the community of bankers, our professional bankers have conducted many a useful training programs to other banks, including the Bangladesh Bank and customers. A few of them are:
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“Basics of Financial Engineering and Derivatives” to Bangladesh Bank Officials on 2nd October, 2005.
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Provisions of overseas training to a Bangladesh Bank official under “2007 Sri Lanka Foreign Exchange Association / ACI Australia Dealing Simulation Program” in Sri Lanka.
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Practical Training for the newly recruited Assistant Director of Bangladesh Bank for two months from 1st January’06 and for one month from 20th May’07. The Trainee Officers was provided with training on all operational, treasury and trade financial areas of our bank.
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Our Treasury Team including Mr. Prins Perera, Mr. Karar Zubair and Mr. Chiranta Caldera conducted a training program on 4th August’07 for the officials of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) on “Foreign Exchange Derivatives” which was well accepted by the management & staffs of IBBL
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Art exhibitions
We at CBC value art as art portrays nation’s culture. In this tradition CBC has participated in Alliance Francaise art exhibition and photography exhibition by sponsoring their T-shirts on 28th January, 2005. |
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Donation to Islamia Eye Hospital
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Limited (CBC) donated a sum of BDT1.5 million to Islamia Eye Hospital for the completion of the Children’s Eye Care Unit. The hospital provides modern, efficient and cost effective eye care services to under privileged children in Bangladesh. The Cheque for BDT 1.5 million was handed over by Mr. S Renganathan, the Country Manager of CBC to Ms. Zaheda Ispahani, the Advisor of Islamia Eye Hospital on 30th Dec, 2006.
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Donation to Bangladesh Thalassaemia Hospital
Bangladesh Thalassaemia Hospital is a unique healthcare institution which is meant for providing one stop medial services to the thalassaemia patients and Commercial bank of Ceylon helped their noble cause by donating blood bags. |
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