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| Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) at a glance |
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The biggest CSR of Prime Bank is to establish Prime Bank Foundation to execute its corporate social responsibilities activities in a greater scale. Prime Bank Limited and Prime Bank Foundation are proud to continue CSR activities for the greater interest of country’s socio economic development: |
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Investment in Education: |
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a. Education Support Program: Believing education as a tool for social change, Prime Bank Foundation is proud to have another year of success of its Education Support Program launched in 2007. It is a long term, renewable scholarship program for underprivileged but meritorious students from across the country. In 2009 reporting year, 198 underprivileged but meritorious students, the highest in one year since its inception, have been included to provide with financial support in the form of monthly stipends for the persuasion of their graduation/post-graduation level studies in the country’s public sector universities and colleges. With the inclusion of these students, the total number of poor but meritorious students who are the recipients of Prime Bank Foundation stipends stood at 490. |
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b. Prime Campus: Prime Campus, an English medium school in Uttara, Dhaka, was created by Prime Bank Foundation in 2008 as an alternative to the expensive English primary schools at an affordable charge schedule.
Our commitment to corporate social responsibility ensures we remain true to our heritage of integrity; maintain a long term point of view to make economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially supportive decisions. More specifically, we maintain an unwavering commitment to honesty, integrity and fairness in all our CSR practices; show compassion by becoming involved with and supporting local and national communities; and consistently act in a manner that fosters our stewardship and sustainability.
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Work with Handicap Population |
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Investment in eradicating and preventing different disabilities such as drug addicts, blindness etc; setting up vocational training centers; undertake mass awareness raising campaigns etc. |
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Dristy Daan Project |
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Setting a target of sight restoration of 1200 poor/ultra poor citizens of the country, the Prime Bank Foundation started off the Dristy Daan project in 2007. A total of 1357 poor/ultra poor cataract patients were operated till date. |
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Health Care |
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Support setting up state-of-the-art hospital like Vellore CMC Health Care, Universal Health Care Centers; Eye Hospitals; Health Support to garment workers; more preventive activities; infant, child feeding and breastfeeding; support to facilities providing treatment and care of non-communicable diseases such as heart, and diabetes; activities related to prevention of maternal mortality and morbidities; setting up trauma centers etc. |
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Health Management |
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Developing SOPs; improving supervision; leadership training; nursing training; setting up accrediting body in the private sector; provide equipment to existing voluntary health facilities etc. Develop a CSR strategy of PBF, partnership support has been offered by one organization.
The bank has extended finance for establishing countrywide health centers and a teachers’ training college under the supervision and implementation of Diabetes Association of Bangladesh.
The bank has also provided financial support to an innovative, non-conventional yet a useful and much needed socio-medical project, popularly known as, "healthline" (accessible by dialing "789" from any mobile phone under Grameen Phone network) by Telemedicine Reference Center Limited (TRCL), the only registered telehealth and electronic health service provider in Bangladesh. The bank’s finance was made available for upgrading of existing project as well as set up offshore health line call centers for Bangladeshi workers based in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The bank also financed TRCL to launch an Intensive Diabetes Management (IDM) services program in Bangladesh under its brand name "amcare".
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Environment |
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Activities related to the prevention of environment degradation and promotion of environment; support people living in the coastal and ‘char’ areas; carbon trading etc. Another important undertaking by the bank also merits mentioning, which involves financing of a geo-textiles manufacturing project. Geo-textiles products are being used in ample quantity in construction of bridge and approach road, and building protection for riverbank, coastal, and embankment. Bangladesh being a riverine country is always in need of geo-textiles products, and implementation of such an import-substitute product manufacturing facility would definitely help the country to save drainage of foreign exchanges. |
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Support to Martyr Family |
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The loss of lives in the BDR carnage shocked the entire nation. Prime Bank came forward to support the Martyr families and donated Tk 2.5 million to Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. PBL also took responsibility to support two such families @ Tk 0.48 million per year for ten years starting from 2009. |
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Games & Sports |
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 | The Bank participated in major sponsorship programs in the area of sports viz. Golf, Tennis to popularize the same among the public; |
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 | Financial assistance was provided to Bangladesh Cricket Control Board for development of the game. |
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Other CSR activities of the Bank |
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 | Donations of Passenger cum bed lift to Sylhet Diabetic Association Hospital. |
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 | Sponsoring 20 KVA Diesel Generator for Department of Development Studies, Dhaka University |
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 | Construction of Shahbag Foot Over Bridge |
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 | Awareness Campaign at the three international airports of the country against swine flu. |
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 | Improvement of Porter and Luggage Handling Services at the Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka. |
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 | Blankets and winter-clothes distribution among the winter distressed people of the society. |
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| CSR Contribution in 2010 (other than Prime Bank Foundation) |
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| Education |
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 | Children’s Art Competition and Exhibition was arranged by Zoinul Abedin Art School with the sponsorship of Tk. 25,000/- Prime Bank Limited |
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 | Donation of Tk. 4, 16,500/- for 10 pcs computers for the students of Chittagong University. |
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 | Financial Assistance of Tk. 7,00,000/- to Tania Zarifa Mazid, valedictorian of North South University and graduate student at Columbia University, New York, USA. |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 4, 00,000/- million to Marine Academy Bangladesh for purchasing speed boat for the academy and for Gold Medals and crest for outstanding cadets passing out. |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 4,98,000/- to Notre Dame College for 22nd National Debate Competition 2010 hold on 24 July, 2010 |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 3,50,000/- for English Festival in Dhaka organized by Notre Dame College |
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| Health |
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 | Donation of Tk. 50, 00,000/- as financial assistance to purchase equipment for National Heart Foundation Sylhet. |
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 | Donation of Tk. 3,00,000/- million to Bipul Bhattacharya for his treatment |
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 | Donation of Tk. 25,000/- to Journalist Mustafiz for his treatment. |
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 | Donation of Tk. 1, 00,000/- to the Dr. Lenin Azad to help a Kidney disease patient. |
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| Disaster Management |
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 | Donation of Tk. 25,00,000/- to the Prime Minister Relief Fund for the Nimtoli and Begunbari tragedy Victims |
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| Sports |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 50,00,000/- for "Sa Games 2010" hold from 29 January-9 February, 2010 |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 10,00,000/- for "Asian Games Qualifying Round Hockey Tournament-2010" hold from 07-16 May, 2010 at Dhaka |
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 | Donation of Tk. 1,00,000/- to organize football tournament in Moulvibazar District Sports Association |
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| Arts & Culture |
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 | Sponsorship of 3, 00,000/- to Ustad Capt. Azizul Islam to arranging a flute program in Dhaka. |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 15, 00,000/- for arranging "1st FM Radio Award Night 2010". |
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 | Financial contribution of Tk. 1,00,00,000/- for construction of permanent Liberation War Museum |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 3,00,000/- to Ex-Collegiates Re-Union 2010 of Chittagong Collegiate School., Chittagong |
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| Others (for benefits of mass people) |
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 | Finance of Tk. 2,00,00,000/- for construction of Shahbag Foot-Over Bridge in Dhaka |
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 | Donation of Tk. 8,00,000/- for setting up 2 (two) passenger sheds in Savar Cantonment, Savar |
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 | Like other years PBL donated 5, 00,000/- for the "Walk the Event 2010" organized by World Food Program. |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 20,00,000/- to Bangladesh Scouts for Bangladesh Scouts Lottery-2010 |
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| Community Investment |
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 24,000/- for National Vitamin A Plus Campaign. |
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Donation Tk. 2,60,000/- million to National Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Bangladesh (NATAB), Chittagong Branch for purchasing a Semi Automated Chemical Chemistry Analyzer.
ii) Prime Bank manages its activities in the community and creates a positive impact both for the community and the business.
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 | Sponsorship of Tk. 50,000/- on the occasion of "Buddha Purnima". |
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