Agrani Bank donates Tk1.25cr to PM’s relief fund

The bank also provided 5,000 pieces of personal protection equipment

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Agrani Bank Limited has donated Tk1.25 crore to the Prime Minister's relief fund to combat the coronavirus pandemic.

Besides, the bank also provided 5,000 pieces of personal protection equipment (PPEs) for the same fund for the treatment of coronavirus infected patients, said a press release on Monday.

The bank's Chairman Dr Zaid Bakht and the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam handed over the donation-money to the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ahmed Kaikaus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the event through a video conference and appreciated the bank's humanitarian efforts.