GBCSRD Circular Letter No. 06 : Reporting CSR activities

www.bangladeshbank.org.bd www.bb.org.bd Green Banking and CSR Department Bangladesh Bank Head Office Dhaka. GBCSRD Circular Letter No. 06 Date: 10 June, 2015 Managing Directors/CEO All Scheduled Banks/Financial Institution in Bangladesh Dear Sir,

Reporting CSR activities Please refer to our GBCSRD circular no. 07, dated December 22, 2014. You are advised to submit a half-yearly statement regarding initiatives in CSR programs undertaken by your organization as per the enclosed format within 30 days at the end of every half￾year. Accordingly, the first statement as of 30 June, 2015 is to be submitted within July 31, 2015. You will be required to continue to submit half-yearly reports on Gender Equality issues as well. Please acknowledge receipt. Enclosure: As stated. Yours sincerely, (Manoj Kumar Biswas) General Manager Phone: 9530320 e-mail: manoj.biswas@bb.org.bd

Statement on Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives Name of Bank/FI: For the Period……. A. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Please provide a short description of the initiatives of institutionalizing corporate governance framework for the purpose of safeguarding the interests of shareholders and adding value to customers, shareholders, partners and employees, alike. B. POLICY ISSUES: Sl. no. Issues Yes/No (if applicable) Data 1 Is there any CSR Policy approved by your board Y/N If yes please provide a copy of the policy & a copy of board approval 2 Is there any separate CSR unit/Foundation Y/N If yes please provide detailed information regarding the structure/work responsibilities of the unit/foundation 3 Is there any CSR budget approved by the board Y/N If yes please provide a copy of CSR budget approved by the board 4 Is there any previous CSR commitments Y/N If yes please provide a list 5 is there any priority sector lending Y/N If yes please provide a list 6 Is there any provision for restricting CSR allocation in favor of related person/entity Y/N

C. CSR EXPENDITURE:

1. Social Projects Sl. No. Sectors/Initiatives Amount (in crore tk.) No. of beneficiaries Direct social interventions conducted by the bank, both as occasional/remedial measures or sustainable/continuous projects. 1 Education (Provide detail as per Annex-1) 2 Health (Provide detail as per Annex-2) 3 Disaster Management a. Emergency disaster relief b. Capacity building of emergency rescue services 4 Environment 5 Cultural Welfare a. Promotion of Art, cultural, literary b. Sports c. Recreational facilities for the underprivileged 6 Infrastructure improvement in remote/underprivileged areas 7 Income generating activities for the underprivileged population 8 Others*(please specify)
2. Community Investment Sl. No. Sectors/Initiatives Amount (in crore tk.) No. of beneficiaries Supplementing initiatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), NGOs and institutions involved in social and environmental improvement including: 1 Education (Provide detail as per Annex-1) 2 Health (Provide detail as per Annex-2) 3 Disaster Management a. Emergency disaster relief b. Capacity building of emergency rescue services 4 Environment 5 Cultural Welfare a. Promotion of Art, cultural, literary b. Sports c. Recreational facilities for the underprivileged 6 Infrastructure improvement in remote/underprivileged areas 7 Income generating activities for the underprivileged population 8 Others*(please specify)
3. Priority sector/subsidized lending** Sl. No. Sector Cost of fund Subsidized Interest rate Amount of interest loss (in crore tk.) 1 Agriculture*** 2 SME 3 Green Finance *Others: Show any other activity not specified by this format but taken by your organization for the betterment of underprivileged population/area. **Show amount of interest loss (if cost of fund> rate of interest) for lending to priority sectors (Agriculture, SME and Green Finance). ***As per ACD circular no-02, dated 30 May, 2011.

EDUCATION a. Direct Grant/Aid Level of study Scholarship Stipend Lump grant Total No. of beneficiaries/ students For female student (Tk in ‘000) For male student (Tk in ‘000) For physically/ mentally challenged student (Tk in ‘000) For purchasing books/ reading materials (Tk in ‘000) For purchasing clothing/laptops/others (Tk in ‘000) Below S.S.C S.S.C H.S.C Graduation Post Graduation PhD Vocational training Special scholarship Other (Please specify) Total b. Infrastructural Development Activity Area/ Location of the institution Institution Equipment/material Amount (Tk in Name Number Name Number ‘000) Construction of building/class room/laboratory etc. Procurement of any study/research equipment/materials Operating expense to run any educational institution (partially/wholly) Annex-1

HEALTH a. Direct Grant/aid Activity No. of patient Amount (Tk in ‘000) Curative treatment of individual patients Free medical camp/clinic Free medicine/health equipment to individual patient Awareness program b. Infrastructural Development Activity Area/ Location of the institution Institution Equipment/material Amount (Tk in ‘000) Name Number Name Number Construction of hospital/clinics etc. Procurement of any medical equipment/materials Operating expense to run any hospital/clinic/diagnostic center(partially/wholly) c. Preventive public health and hygiene initiatives Activity Area/location covered No .of item Amount (Tk in ‘000) Provision of safe drinking water (tube well, well, pond excavation etc.) Hygienic toilet facilities Authorized by Name, Designation Annex-2 Prepared by Name, Designation Contact no./e-mail