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Bankers’ hospital construction initiative stalled, money left in banks
At the request of the Bankers Club of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank took the initiative to build a hospital in the country with the financing of banks. A foundation was formed for this. 68 crore taka was deposited in it. But after the change of government in August last year, this initiative to build a hospital for bankers has stalled.
Bankers’ hospital construction initiative stalled, money left in banks
According to bankers and related sources, the chief executives of all the country’s banks also agreed to finance the Bangladesh Bank’s initiative to build a hospital for bankers. An organization called the Bankers Foundation was formed for this purpose. Following the formation of the foundation, eight public and private banks deposited 680 million taka in April-June last year in response to the letter from the central bank. The initiative to build this hospital was taken to ensure medical services for bank officials, employees, directors and their family members. But after the fall of the Awami League government in August last year, the process did not proceed. Other banks did not deposit the money. As a result, the deposited money is lying in the bank account. 
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Bankers’ initiative to build a hospital has stalled, money is lying in the bank
Sanaullah Shakib
Dhaka
Update: 17 June 2025, 11:07
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At the request of the Bankers Club of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Bank took the initiative to build a hospital in the country with the financing of banks. A foundation was formed for this. 680 million taka was deposited in it. But after the change of government in August last year, this initiative to build a hospital for bankers has stalled.
According to bankers and related sources, the CEOs of all the country’s banks also agreed to finance the Bangladesh Bank’s initiative to build a hospital for bankers. An organization called the Bankers Foundation was formed for this purpose. Following the formation of the foundation, eight public and private banks deposited 680 million taka in the foundation in April-June last year, in response to the letter from the central bank. The initiative to build this hospital was taken to ensure medical services for bank officials, employees, directors and their family members. But after the fall of the Awami League government in August last year, the process did not proceed. Other banks did not deposit the money. As a result, the deposited money is lying in the bank account.
According to Bangladesh Bank sources, four central bank officials were given the responsibility of managing the funds of the foundation formed to build the bankers’ hospital. Three of them have already been removed from their duties. As a result, questions have arisen about whether this hospital will be built or not.
It is known that on June 16, 2022, in a bankers’ meeting held with the participation of the CEOs of all banks and chaired by Governor Fazle Kabir, it was decided to build a modern hospital with the financing of the banks. After that, after various processes, the registration of the ‘Bankers’ Foundation’ was completed. At the bankers’ meeting held on August 16, 2023, chaired by Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, it was decided that each of the first, second and third generation banks would contribute Tk 10 crore to this foundation, and the fourth generation and later approved banks would contribute Tk 4 crore each. On March 20 last year, Bangladesh Bank sent a letter to each bank informing them of the bank account number and the amount of the contribution. In total, Tk 532 crore was to be collected. This money was to be used for purchasing land for the hospital and building infrastructure. When the central bank determined this contribution rate, several banks, including Islamic banks, were in liquidity crunch.
