Robi Axiata PLC, one of the largest mobile telecommunications operators in Bangladesh in terms of revenue, coverage and subscriber base, has handed over its annual dividend cheque for the fund of the Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation (BLWF).
The mobile operator company donated Taka 61,493,580, which is 0.5 per cent of its annual dividend, to the fund as per the Bangladesh Labour Law 2006, said an official handout in Dhaka on Tuesday.
The cheque was handed over to Labour, Employment and Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain at his office in the secretariat in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Mohammad Rabiul Alam, head of risk and compliance, and Sharif Shah Jamal Raj, director of public affairs and sustainability, handed over the cheque to the adviser on behalf of the mobile operator company.
At the programme, the Labour, Employment and Shipping Adviser said such an initiative of the corporate organisations is highly commendable for the overall welfare of the labourers. “This financial assistance will be important for the socio-economic development of the labourers working in the institutional and non-institutional sectors,” he added.
This assistance will be used for financial support of the families of distressed and deceased labourers, stipends for the students and emergency treatment purposes.
Labour and Employment Secretary Dr M Sanwar Jahan Bhuiyan and BLWF’s Director General M Munir Hossen Khan were also present.
