Report on CSR in Bangladesh 2017 REPORT ON CSR IN BANGLADESH 2017 “Promoting CSR through the SDGs for Better Business” CSR Centre House 11, Road 14, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212 www.csrcentre-bd.org December 2017 3 2017 Report on CSR in Bangladesh REPORT ON CSR IN BANGLADESH 2017 Promoting CSR through the SDGs for Better Business Published 2017 Published by CSR Centre Apartment 1 A, House 11, Road 14 Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212 Tel: (+88) 02 9893723 Fax: (+88) 02 9892186 Email:
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