Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Atiur Rahman on Monday asked all commercial banks and financial institutions (FIs) to stand beside the poor people who are worst sufferers in the cold spell.
“Helping the cold affected poor people is a social responsibility of banks and financial institutions,” he said, adding that as these institutions do businesses with the money of the people, they must invest in social sector.
The central bank will soon send letter to managing directors of all banks and financial institutions asking them to stand beside the cold-affected people as part of their corporate social responsibility.
Cold spell is affecting life in different areas, including northern districts, southwestern region, he said, adding that people who are living in the areas surrounded by rivers, are worst suffers and banks and financial institutions should help these people.
People of low-income group, especially farm workers, rickshaw pullers and those living under the open sky on roadsides or in makeshift houses have become the worst sufferers in the ongoing cold spell.
A mild cold spell with thick fog is affecting life in different northern districts – Rajshahi, Natore, Pabna, Bogra, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh – and southwestern region of the country over the last couple of days.
BBN/SSR/AD-24Dec12-9:25 pm (BST)
