Deepak Adhya: Green banking is one of the most important issue for development of Bangladesh. A sum of 9251 branches out of 10,342, i.e. 88.45 percent branches are rendering services under online facilities up to June 2019, whereas it was 3,042 out of 7,998 branches during 2012. Private commercial banks are rendering such services since long but government banks have made a remarkable progress after resumption of green banking policy in Bangladesh.
A total of 3,688 branches of government commercial bank out of 3,762, i.e. 98.03 percent come into online services up to June 2019, whereas it was only 5.49 percent out of total 3,442 in 2012. In case of the private commercial banks, all 5,097 branches are rendering online services except only one and all 60 branches of foreign commercial banks are rendering the same since long.
Many banks are more advanced to decorate in their internal side as a green banking atmosphere. As such, Shahjalal Islami Bank Ltd has constructed a 17-storied ‘Iconic Green Tower’ at Gulshan area having the facility of 35 percent less consuming electricity and water system. This structure is certified as Lead Gold of USGBC of USA and its rooftop is also decorated by many eye-catching green trees. In the same way, Mutual Trust Bank has constructed the MTB Tower at Bangla Motor having the facility of solar panel system and less consuming water and electricity system. Al-Arafah Islami Bank Ltd has also rendering services of its 60 branches out of 174 branches through solar panel system as a symbol of green banking environment.
Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd is the largest bank in our country considering Islamic finance and investment. Maximum area of its Head Office is running under the solar panel system and its 58 branches out of 361 across the country are rendering services under solar panel system. Every branch has made 28-point instructions from its Head Office meticulously to follow green banking in case of using water, electricity and other costs. This bank have planted 10 million samplings all around the country to make green environment through its Rural Development Scheme in 2018 and this process is running thereafter in every year.
| ব্যাংক, ব্যাংকার, ব্যাংকিং, অর্থনীতি ও ফাইন্যান্স বিষয়ক গুরুত্বপূর্ণ খবর, প্রতিবেদন, বিশেষ কলাম, বিনিয়োগ/ লোন, ডেবিট কার্ড, ক্রেডিট কার্ড, ফিনটেক, ব্যাংকের নিয়োগ বিজ্ঞপ্তি ও বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংকের সার্কুলারগুলোর আপডেট পেতে আমাদের অফিসিয়াল ফেসবুক পেজ 'ব্যাংকিং নিউজ', ফেসবুক গ্রুপ 'ব্যাংকিং ইনফরমেশন', 'লিংকডইন', 'টেলিগ্রাম চ্যানেল', 'ইন্সটাগ্রাম', 'টুইটার', 'ইউটিউব', 'হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ চ্যানেল' এবং 'গুগল নিউজ'-এ যুক্ত হয়ে সাথে থাকুন। |
Geographically Bangladesh is one of the most affected climate change countries in the world and the people of Bangladesh have been suffering for years from it. BB has the legitimate right to mold the actions of the banks and it is able to coerce all banks to put into action green banking policy to subdue its own environmental pollution as well as a commercial bank through the country.
If we all are well aware about our environment, we can save and change our risky climate through green banking initiative and investment.
to Bangladesh day by day developed its economy but it can not be sustained until our green banking policy will come true. So if Bangladesh can develop gradually it have fight so many climate change obstacles. So that green banking policy is right now very much essential for our sustainable development. So all of us have use to of our green banking policy. Our central bank as well as our commercial bank have to maintain strongly our green banking guideline.
Bangladesh govt.as well as all of our community of urban and rural area have know the bad impact of climate change .For our sustainable development paperless banking is a crucial issue against climate change. Our government have to take effective policy for fight against climate change. Green banking or paperless banking is a effective policy against climate change. All of our commercial bank have to maintain strongly of green banking product such as credit card, debit card, mobile banking system, RTGS system, Internet banking system, E-chalan system, and so on. Finally we can say that green banking system is now time demand for our fight against climate change. Our state own commercial bank such Janata Bank, Agrani Bank, Rupali Bank, Basic Bank have to maintain strongly the green banking policy for the sustainable development of Bangladesh.
Writer: Deepak Adhya is a banker of Janata Bank Limited
