350 students get scholarships from Islami Bank Foundation
Star Business Report
Underlining the need for taking up human resource development programmes by commercial banks, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that such initiatives can help run the economy towards development."When as many as 6 crore people are below poverty line, the banks' human resource development programmes could be a tool to turn the people into manpower," he said as 350 students received scholarships from Islami Bank Foundation (IBF) at a function at the National Press Club yesterday. The foundation awarded scholarships to the students of higher secondary, graduate and postgraduate level. The central bank chief formally handed over the checks to the students at the ceremony. The amount of scholarship for higher secondary level students is Tk5550 and Tk9900 for post intermediate level. A total of 5,019 students have so far been awarded under the scholarship programme introduced in 1992. Shah Abdul Hannan, chairman of Islami Bank Foundation, and M Fariduddin Ahmad, executive president, Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), were also present .
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