Chevron Bangladesh sponsored AUW Summer School 2024 launched in Chattogram
Asian University for Women (AUW) has launched its Summer School program for 2024, supported by Chevron Bangladesh. An inauguration ceremony was organised recently at the AUW campus in Chattogram. The event was graced by the presence of the esteemed chief guest, Abu Taher, the Vice Chancellor of Chittagong University, and the special guest, Munal Mahbub, the Director of FBCCI. Both of whom underscored the importance of women stepping into leadership roles, fostering teamwork, nurturing innovation, and cultivating robust relationships. Since 2019, when AUW Summer School program was launched, Chevron Bangladesh and AUW have partnered with the aim at enhancing the skills and competencies of young students to stand out in investigative science-oriented further studies and careers. Students from different parts of the country have participated in the Summer School program till now and they have been encouraged to choose a career path in STEM subjects. The summer school program was meticulously detailed by its director, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury. This year, 89 bright female high school students have been selected from all over Bangladesh to participate in a diversified four-week program focused on Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Coding and Public Health. This year’s program began on June 27 and continues until July 25. The courses will be taught by a cohort of international and local faculty with excellent academic backgrounds. Khondoker Tusherujjaman, Community Engagement and Social Investment Manager for Chevron Bangladesh, commented on Chevron Bangladesh’s unwavering support for AUW’s summer school since its inception and reaffirmed the company’s dedication to educational and social initiatives. Hugh Martin, the Registrar of AUW, Suman Chatterjee, the Director of Student Recruitment, faculty members of the summer school, parents of the students, journalists and representatives from Chevron Bangladesh also attended the event.
1 July 2024
Chevron Bangladesh hosts Cattle and Product basket handover event at Habiganj
Dhaka, June 12, 2024: Chevron Bangladesh, in collaboration with iDE as a part of the Uddokta Phase-II intervention, recently hosted a Cattle and Product Basket Handover event near the Bibiyana Gas Plant, Habiganj.
12 June 2024
Honorable State Minister, Nasrul Hamid MP visits Chevron Bangladesh’s Bibiyana Gas Plant
The State Minister for Power, Energy and Minerals Resources, Mr. Nasrul Hamid MP recently visited Chevron Bangladesh operated Bibiyana Gas Plant. Chevron Bangladesh Managing Director and President, Eric M Walker greeted him along with Muhammad Imrul Kabir, Director Corporate Affairs and Carl Bourque, the Bibiyana Gas Plant Superintendent.
22 February 2024
Chevron Bangladesh Sponsors Rotaplast International's Reconstructive Surgeries in Sylhet
Recently, a formal closing ceremony was held in Sylhet to mark the end of 7th Rotaplast mission to Sylhet, Bangladesh. As part of the mission, 69 patients—mostly children, living near Chevron Bangladesh operated Jalalabad gas-plant received free life-changing reconstructive surgeries to correct cleft-lip, cleft-palate, and other facial anomalies and burns.
7 February 2024
Chevron Bangladesh and Swisscontact Bangladesh Partner to Foster Sustainable Development
On October 4, 2023, Chevron Bangladesh and Swisscontact Bangladesh entered a transformative partnership to officially launch the SMILE - Sustainable and Meaningful Intervention for Livelihood Enrichment project. This five-year initiative is a joint mission to bring about profound changes in the lives of individuals residing in targeted regions encompassing Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulavibazar, Sunamganj, and Dhaka.
4 October 2023
Chevron Sponsored Math and Science Summer School closing ceremony held at Asian University for Women
Asian University for Women (AUW), in association with Chevron, has successfully concluded its Summer School program on 03 August, 2023.
3 August 2023
Meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Washington DC
President and Managing Director of Chevron Bangladesh Eric M. Walker met with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Honorable Prime Minister, People’s Republic of Bangladesh on May 2nd 2023 in Washington DC, USA.
3 May 2023
Inauguration ceremony of Chevron funded Uttoron advanced welding lab in Khulna Shipyard
In 2021 Uttoron signed an agreement with Khulna Shipyard to launch advanced welding training and an advanced welding lab for the first time in Bangladesh. The new advanced welding lab will support young people in enhancing their welding abilities.
12 March 2023
Chevron-funded Integrated Support for Children with Disabilities (ISCwD) Project closing event held
The closing event of the Integrated Support for Children with Disabilities Project, funded by Chevron and implemented by Save the Children was held recently at Lakeshore hotel, Gulshan-2, Dhaka.
1 March 2023
Chevron Bangladesh President and Managing Director, Mr. Eric M Walker hands over ambulance and assistive devices in Habiganj and Sylhet
Recently, Chevron Bangladesh President and Managing Director, Mr. Eric M Walker visited Sylhet and Habiganj where he attended events to support the local community as part of its Social Investment Initiatives. Mr Eric M Walker handed over an ambulance to Sylhet City Corporation at our Jalalabad Gas Field Office, Sylhet.
19 December 2022