HSBC helps GLP School

HSBC Bangladesh Chief Executive Officer Steve C Banner hands over a cheque for Tk 100,000 to Gulshan Literacy Programme School teacher Shipra Dev at a simple ceremony on the school premises in the city on April 5.

Steve Banner, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC in Bangladesh, handed over the cheque to Shipra Dev, a teacher of the GLP School.

The assistance was given to expand its educational programme.

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The school has been providing primary education to the destitute children in the Gulshan slum areas since 1985.

The GLP School has now 181 children. The school, employing 6 teachers, follows the Bangladeshi curriculum. Classes are held 5 days a week and range from Kindergarten to Grade 5.

Recently, the school has expanded their programme and started a second kindergarten class with 20 new students.

HSBC is committed to contributing towards the educational efforts of organisations that cater to the underprivileged children of our society.