SCB community investments impact over 18 million lives across Bangladesh

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development through high-impact projects that empower rural communities, enhance agricultural livelihoods, promote education, skills-based training, and entrepreneurship, and advance climate resilience.

Over the last five years alone, the Bank supported 18 million beneficiaries across Bangladesh, in partnership with NGOs, social enterprises, and academic institutions.

This builds on the Bank's focus on long-term community impact initiatives, which have spanned over the last two and a half decades.

Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said, "Our purpose extends beyond banking. In 2024, our community programmes touched nearly one million lives across Bangladesh, supporting farmers, youth, small businesses, and vulnerable communities. Whether it was planting mangroves, funding agricultural innovation, enabling eye care in remote villages, or creating job opportunities through skills development, we focused on making positive changes in our communities."

Bitopi Das Chowdhury, Country Head, Corporate Affairs and Brand and Marketing (CABM),Standard Chartered Bangladesh said, "We are privileged to stand beside our partners and communities as they lead change across our communities. This year's stories are more than numbers–about resilience, dignity, and hope taking root in every household, field, polyhouse, and beehive."

These initiatives are part of Standard Chartered's broader strategy to support Bangladesh's sustainable development while delivering on the Bank's brand promise—here for good. As Bangladesh's long-term partner in building a better future, Standard Chartered has been deeply embedded in the nation's growth story for over 120 years. The Bank remains committed to driving commerce, fostering inclusive development, and investing in communities through impactful initiatives that create lasting impact.