The daylong programme involving around 150 underprivileged children will be inaugurated by Louis-Georges Arsenault, UNICEF representative in Bangladesh, as the chief guest while Khondker Ibrahim Khaled, director of Kachi Kanchar Mela, will remain present as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony.

Citigroup Bangladesh's employee volunteers in Dhaka city with their families and friends will be working on this day to organise special amusement programmes, games, talent shows and cultural functions for the children, who will also participate in different programmes with renowned artists and community leaders of the country.

Leading US and local brands like Pepsi, Pizza Hut, KFC, RC Cola, Igloo and Fresh will also join hands with Citigroup to make the day a great one for the impoverished children.

Citigroup's first Global Community Day is a worldwide effort involving more than 800 projects in 400 cities around the world with more than 30,000 employee volunteers.

"Citigroup is committed to mobilizing the enthusiasm and talents of our employees for community service," said Charles Prince, chairman and chief executive officer of Citigroup.

"Citigroup's Global Community Day is a company-wide effort, with tens of thousands of volunteers working in Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America," said Prince.