Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL) donated Tk. 10.00 lac to Volunteers Association for Bangladesh (VAB) for setting up a Teachers’ Training Center with full facilities for year round training to the school teachers. Mr. K. S. Tabrez, Managing Director of DBBL handed over the cheque of donation to Prof. Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Chairman of Advisory Board, VAB at a simple ceremony held on March 20, 2013. VAB is focusing on the improvement of the quality of education in the rural non-govt. high schools within the public system. So far, VAB has provided scholarships to about 7,000 students of poor families, trained school teachers and upgraded 60 schools in the rural area.

Prof. Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury extended his gratitude and thanks to Dutch-Bangla Bank for this generous contribution.

Volunteers Association for Bangladesh founded in 1998 in New York by Expatriate Bangladeshis and their American friends, its mission is to empower the rural poor and the disadvantaged in Bangladesh for a better life. It is registered as an international non-govt. organization in Bangladesh.

The function was also attended by Prof. Dr. Jasimuz Zaman, Country Director and Prof. S. Dara Shamsuddin, Member, Advisory Board of Bangladesh, VAB.

Mr. K. S. Tabrez, Managing Director of DBBL handed over the cheque of donation to Prof. Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, Chairman of Advisory Board, VAB at a simple ceremony held on March 20, 2013.