Biman donate Tk 4.67 crore to Workers Welfare Foundation.

Special Correspondent. For the first time in the history of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier has donated a share of its profits to the Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund. A check of Tk 4.67 crore for the 2024-25 fiscal year has been given to the Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund. A Biman delegation met with Labor and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury at the Ministry of Labor and Employment on Tuesday (August 18). At that time, a check for the share of profits was handed over to the minister. The delegation, led by Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kaiser Sohel Ahmed, included Biman's Deputy Managing Director and Deputy CEO, Director Finance and General Manager-level officials. Biman Bangladesh Airlines said that according to Section 234 of the Bangladesh Labor Act, 2006, there is a provision to donate 10 percent of 5 percent of the net profit of a company to the Bangladesh Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund. According to this provision, 10 percent of the amount paid to the Workers' Profit Participation Fund for the fiscal year 2024-25, i.e. 4 crore 67 lakh 42 thousand 714 taka, has been donated to the Foundation Fund. Biman said that according to the provisions of the Labor Act, donating a fair share of profit to the Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund is part of the institutional responsibility of the company. It is committed to fulfilling this responsibility in the future through transparent and accountable financial management, respecting national laws and regulations. Biman Bangladesh Airlines' Public Relations Department said that this is the first time in the history of the company that a share of profit has been donated to the Workers' Welfare Foundation Fund.