Bravo!
Salvation for the Deserving (SFD) congratulates Finance Adviser Dr. Mirza Azizul Islam for his speech delivered on June 24, 2008 at a function of Dutch Bangla Bank Ltd. The Finance Adviser stated , “ The government is considering tax exemption on a part of corporate income to be spent on discharging corporate social responsibilities (CSR).” We think that such kind of an initiative would definitely encourage the business organisations to engage them in social development activities. It should be mentioned that SFD has been advocating from its inception in different seminars, symposiums and writing that donation to the organisation should be kept tax free as no nation can survive keeping the 1.5 crore people uneducated, untrained and in improper hygienic condition. The present caretaker government signed the 'UN Convention on the rights of the people with disabilities'. Furthermore, the national office of the 'National Foundation for the development of the disabled persons' was shifted from the 3rd floor of a multi-storeyed building to a separate one-storied building. Such kind of initiatives shows the government's benevolence to the disabled and marginalised persons. We express our heartfelt gratitude to the government for such initiatives. We know that, due to limited resources, the government alone cannot achieve the goal of poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Able and affluent people should come forward to shoulder the social responsibilities. Considering the facts, the speech of the Finance Adviser to encourage corporate houses to carry out their social responsibilities is praiseworthy.
We articulate the hope that the government will take an immediate decision in this regard, so that the corporate houses are inspired to bear the social responsibilities. Further, we appeal to the government to make a rule that every corporate house has to have a Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSRD) Department and spend a certain amount of their yearly income for this purpose.
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