RAJSHAHI, Sept 21, 2019 (BSS)- Some 58,462 students both boys and girls in
different educational institutions have, so far, deposited Taka 20.45 crore
under the school banking programme in the district.
Deposit collection under the school banking programme has gradually been
rising as awareness is increasing among the students day by day in this
regard.
This was revealed in the opening ceremony of daylong ‘School Banking
Conference-2019, Rajshahi’ at Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Zila Parishad
auditorium in Rajshahi city today.
One Bank Limited hosted the conference at the auditorium premises aims at
increasing savings habits side by side with creating awareness on banking
services among school students.
The fair was held as a part of financial inclusion programme of the central
bank of Bangladesh aiming to bring more un-banked people into the banking
network from across the country.
Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monoj Kumar Biswash and its
General Manager Shahinul Islam addressed the opening session as chief and
special guests respectively while Sudhir Chandra Das, Senior Executive Vice
President of One Bank Limited, was in the chair.
Rajshahi Branch Manager of One Bank limited Abdul Mannan welcomed the large
audience.
In his remarks, Monoj Biswash said education is an indispensable part of
human life. The present government is earnestly working for the development
education. The launching of school banking fair has been aimed at as a part
of the government initiatives for the development of education.
Terming the school banking as a milestone in the new era of the country`s
economy, he said, school students are now getting the facilities of ATM card,
online banking, internet banking from even at their tender ages.
42 schedule banks in Rajshahi region took part in the fair organized in
association with the Central Bank. Marking the fair, quiz competition, video
show on banking services, stall exhibition, procession and cultural show ware
arranged.
Large number of bankers including 420 students from different educational
institutions attended the fair.