Dhaka, April 30 -- A total of Tk 37.28 million was disbursed from the banking sector, including Bangladesh Bank's corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund and the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), to fund the campaign for the referendum held alongside the general election.

The beneficiaries of these funds include the Students Against Discrimination Foundation, established by leaders of the Students Movement Against Discrimination (SAD); the non-governmental organisation Citizens for Good Governance (SHUJAN); and Debate for Democracy, an NGO led by Hassan Ahamed Chowdhury Kiron.

The financing was sourced from two primary streams: the central bank's CSR fund and the private bank executives' association.

The Students Against Dis...