NRBC Bank launches digital donation box

NRBC Bank PLC’s Al-Amin Islamic Banking Window has launched a new service, titled “Digital Donation Box”, to encourage charity and promote cashless transactions.

Through Bangla QR, any amount of money can be donated from various bank apps and mobile banking apps to the digital donation boxes of mosques, madrasas, orphanages and other charitable organisations.

Syed Mohammad Mosaddeq Billah, chairman of the shariah supervisory committee of the NRBC Al-Amin Islamic Banking Window, inaugurated the service at the bank’s head office in Dhaka recently, according to a press release.

During the event, it was announced that under the Shariah-based Al-Amin Islamic Banking services, NRBC Bank facilitates the opening of accounts for various charitable institutions such as mosques, madrasas, orphanages and other non-profit organisations at its branches.

QR codes are being provided using the account numbers opened in the names of these institutions.

Speaking at the event, Md Touhidul Alam Khan, managing director and CEO of the bank, said the Digital Donation Box will enable people to contribute to charitable causes in an easy, secure and transparent manner.

He added that the initiative will play an important role in expanding cashless transactions and will also support financial inclusion and awareness.

Obaid Ullah and Saiful Islam, members of the Shariah Committee at the bank; Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan, deputy managing director; Tanushree Mitra, head of the credit management division; Faisal Ahmed, chief human resources officer; Rasedul Islam, chief financial officer; and Md Abdul Gafur Raana, head of Al-Amin Islamic Banking Window, among others, were also present.