Dhaka, May 18 -- Standard Chartered Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development through high-impact projects focused on empowering rural communities, enhancing agricultural livelihoods, driving education, skills-based training and entrepreneurship, and advancing climate resilience.

"The bank supported 18 million beneficiaries across Bangladesh over the last five years in partnerships with NGOs, social enterprises, and academic institutions. This builds on the bank's focus on long-term community impact initiatives, stretching back over the last two and a half decades," according to a statement.

Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, informed that their community programmes have...