a few of the corporate social activities undertaken by DBBL during 2006

Under the DBBL-Scholarship Program, DBBL awarded scholarship to 150 meritorious and needy students including 6 Blind students who passed HSC Examination in 2005 and studying at graduate level in different Universities/Colleges of the country. Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Ex-Managing Director, Palli Karma Sahayok Foundation (PKSF) was present as the Chief Guest and gave away the Scholarship awarding letters

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited initiated a Fellowship Program for the committed and potential researchers who are pursuing M. Phil, Doctoral and Post Doctoral degree. The Bank awarded 50 Fellowships to the meritorious and deserving scholars to pursue their research activities. Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor, Bangladesh Bank was present as the Chief Guest in the function held on June 20, 2006 and gave away the Fellowship awarding letters

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated Tk. 10,000/- each to 100 acid victims and 400 divorced (due to dowry) rural women under its program "Helping the Acid & Dowry Victims to become self-reliant". Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Governor, Bangladesh Bank is seen handing over the cheques among the victims

Dutch-BangIa Bank Limited has donated an amount of Tk. 9.36 crore to Diabetic Association of Bangladesh Mr. M. Saifur Rahman, Honorable Minister for Finance & Planning, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was present as the Chief Guest

Dutch-BangIa Bank Limited has a program for supporting HIV positive patients titled “Caring Patient Living with AIDS”. DBBL distributes the Treatment Cards to 50 HIV/AIDS positive patients

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) donated a DNA detection machine at a cost of Tk. 50.00 lac to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University for setting-up a Genetic Laboratory to prevent Thalassemia Syndrome in the country. The Chairman of Dutch-Bangla Bank Foundation Mr. M. Shahabuddin Ahmed unveiled the plaque of the Genetic Laboratory at Paediatric Hematology & Oncology Department of BSMMU on June 03, 2006.

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated Tk. 15.00 lac for purchasing academic reference books for Dhaka University Central Library. The Managing Director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali handed over the payment order to Professor S. M. A. Faiz, Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donated a Toyota Hi-Lux Pick-up Van to the Department of Crop Botany of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) for collecting and preserving rare and extinct plants species. Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of the Bank handed over the Key of Pick-up van to Professor M. Amirul Islam, Vice Chancellor of BAU

Dutch-Bangla Bank - Prothom Alo Ganit Utsab 2006 was jointly organized by Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited and Prothom Alo. Four mathematicians out of the National Winners participated in the 47th International Mathematical Olympiad 2006 held at Ljubijani in Slovenia during 06-18 April, 2006. DBBL has been financing the event for the last 03(three) consecutive years

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited sponsored National Breast Feeding Day-2006 organized by Bangladesh Breast Feeding Foundation for creating social awareness

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has donated Tk. 4.00 (four) lac to Nirapad Sarak Chai on the occasion of National Road Safety Day -2006 for distribution of Wheel Chairs among the victims of road accident to reduce their dependency on others

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited, as in the previous years, this year also distributed 20,000 blankets among the cold stricken people of the country. Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Mangaing Director of the bank is seen handing over blankets with the help of local Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) authorities

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited installed 50 (fifty) shallow tube-wells for supplying arsenic free pure drinking water and set up 460 sanitary latrines for the dwellers living under poverty line at ANGARPOTA-DAHGRAM -the enclave of Bangladesh. Mr. A.H.M. Nazmul Quadir, Additional Managing Director of the bank is seen pumping water after inaguration of the function

DBBL's - one of the continuous CSR events is "Smile Brighter" project. So far 1800 cleft-lipped boys and girls of poor parents have been operated under this program at Bank's own cost. Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Managing Director of the Bank is seen visiting an operated child at a clinic in Mymensingh town

A 10-storied Hospital building of Ahsania Mission Cancer & General Hospital is under construction. DBBL donated Tk. 4.00 crore to construct 1st Floor Measuring 40,000 sft. of the building

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited donates Tk. 1,00,000 per month to bear operational expenses of Narayangonj Diabeatic Hospital since October, 2001

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has completed a decade of successful banking operation on June 3, 2006. To commemorate the 10th anniversary, a Get-together program in honor of valued patrons, well-wishers, customers, DBBL's scholars including honorable shareholders of the bank was arranged at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on June 03, 2006. Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam Mazumder, Chairman, EXIM Bank Limited is seen delivering his speech on achievements of DBBL's CSR activities

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited opened 11(eleven) new branches during 2006. The 33rd Branch was opened at Al-Kabir Tower, Muradpur, Chittagong, a busy commercial hub of Chittagong on November 19, 2006. Mr. Md. Yeasin Ali, Managing Director is seen inaugurating the branch. Mr. A.H.M. Nazmul Quadir, Additional Managing Director of the Bank is also present among others in the function

Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited has extended its exclusive ATM network for rendering "round the clock" services to its clientele throughout the country. An ATM booth installed at a Shopping Complex, Hatirpool, Dhaka is seen in the picture. At the end of the year 2006, the total number of ATMs stood at 130