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Tuesday | November 10, 2026 | Dhaka

NRBC Bank publishes second sustainability report for 2025

 Business Desk
 Published: 12:05 AM, 10 November 2026
NRBC Bank Chairman Ali Hossain Prodhania along with other directors and senior officials of the bank are seen with a copy of the bank's "Annual Sustainability Report 2025," which was unveiled at the bank's head office on Monday.

NRBC Bank PLC has published its second sustainability report, detailing its progress in digital banking and rural financial inclusion and disclosing its financed emissions for the first time.

The 2025 report, themed “Innovation Drives Impact”, was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, according to the press release. NRBC Bank Chairman Md Ali Hossain Prodhania unveiled the report on Monday, as the chief guest.

Among those present were Md Nurul Haque, chairman of the Risk Management Committee, and Muhammad Emdad Ullah, FCA, FCMA, chairman of the Audit Committee. Independent directors Md Abul Bashar, Md Anwar Hossain and Barrister Md Shafiqur Rahman also attended.

NRBC Bank Managing Director and CEO Dr Md Touhidul Alam Khan, FCMA, Deputy Managing Director and Chief Business Officer Md Shaheen Hawlader, Chief Credit Officer Tanushree Mitra and Chief Financial Officer Rasedul Islam, FCA, FCMA, were also present.

, along with members of the Sustainability Report Preparation Committee.

Speaking at the launch, Prodhania said the board was working to make the bank’s operations and financing less carbon-intensive and more resource-efficient.

He described sustainability as central to the bank’s long-term resilience and identity and said it was incorporating sustainability criteria into its credit policies and risk management practices to support renewable energy, environmentally friendly infrastructure and the wider green economy.

The report includes the bank’s first measurement of Scope 3 financed emissions under the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) framework. The bank established an asset-level baseline of 74,818.11 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

The bank processed 91,840 loans through its automated loan processing system. It estimates that this saved around 1.2 million sheets of paper, equivalent to the paper produced from about 150 trees.

In 2025, NRBC Bank disbursed about Tk5,533.54 crore in microfinance to 117,994 rural borrowers and around Tk270.80 crore to support women entrepreneurs. It also facilitated digital payments to 183,664 beneficiaries under government social safety net programmes and trained employees in environmental, social and governance practices, credit management and compliance.

Touhidul Alam Khan said the report showed how digital innovation could deliver measurable social, economic and environmental gains. He said the bank would continue to expand access to financial services for underserved communities while supporting a low-carbon, cashless economy.

NRBC Bank published its first sustainability report in 2024. The 2025 edition is available for download from the bank’s official website.