NCC Bank launches month-long tree plantation campaign

NCC Bank has launched a month-long nationwide tree plantation campaign, NCC Nisorgo, in celebration of its 32nd anniversary, aiming to promote environmental awareness and sustainability, particularly among the youth.

Under the campaign, the bank will plant saplings in 40 educational institutions across the country and distribute more than 5,000 fruit and forest saplings to students, encouraging them to actively participate in greening their communities.

The campaign was inaugurated at Kallyanpur Girls School and College, where NCC Bank Managing Director M Shamsul Arefin ceremonially planted trees and distributed saplings to around 100 scout members. In a symbolic gesture marking the bank's 32nd year, 32 different species of fruit-bearing saplings were planted on the school premises.

Also present at the inaugural event were representatives from the school authority and officials from NCC Bank's Shyamoli Branch.

Speaking on the occasion, Arefin highlighted the bank's commitment to environmental sustainability through initiatives like NCC Nisorgo. Noting that Bangladesh still falls short of the ideal 25% forest coverage, he urged students and citizens to plant trees in their surroundings—whether in yards, on rooftops, along roadsides, or on unused land.

"If each of us plants and nurtures even a single sapling, it will help meet our oxygen needs and significantly reduce carbon emissions, contributing to a fresher, healthier environment," he said.

He reiterated NCC Bank's dedication to green, sustainable financing, stating that environmental stewardship remains central to its social responsibilities. Arefin expressed hope NCC Nisorgo would help build a greener Bangladesh for future generations and affirmed the bank's commitment to similar efforts ahead.