LankaBangla Finance, DNCC inks MoU

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LankaBangla Finance PLC, Green Savers and the Community Town Federation (CTF) for a tree plantation programme in the DNCC region.

Mostafa Kamal, group company secretary of the non-bank financial institute, Maqsud Hashem, chief town planner of DNCC, Ahsan Rony, founder of Green Savers, and Nasreen Akhter, president of CTF, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations at the DNCC headquarters in Dhaka, said a press release.

"Historically, we've exploited forest land solely for personal gains, prioritising profits without considering what we will leave behind for the next generation. Today marks a new beginning as we start to think afresh," said Md Atiqul Islam, mayor of DNCC, while attending the programme as the chief guest.

"If collective initiative is taken to protect and nurture the saplings, then it will fully play a significant role in the greening of Dhaka and restoring environmental balance in the near future," said Khwaja Shahriar, managing director and CEO of LankaBangla Finance.

Among others, Bushra Afreen, chief heat officer of Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation, and Mohammad Nazmul Hasan Tipu, chief credit risk officer of LankaBangla Finance, Muhammad Habib Haider, general and infrastructure services division head, and Md Salim Reza, chief executive officer of DNCC, were present.