United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has recently provided training to about 200 selected Agri-entrepreneurs hailing from 6 upazilas of Kushtia district.
Additional Managing Director and Company Secretary of United Commercial Bank PLC ATM Tahmiduzzaman was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the day-long training held at the auditorium of District Shilpakala Academy.
Among others, Rezaul Karim Siddique, popular presenter of BTV’s agriculture-based show ‘Mati O Manush’ & a renowned agricultural analyst; Md. Tipu Sultan, Additional Deputy Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension, Kushtia region; District Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Kishore Kumar Kundu; Senior Upazila Fisheries Officer Md. Sharif Hasan Sohag; Head of SME and Agri Banking Division of UCB, Md. Mohsinur Rahman; and Regional Head Md. Mullah Masood Parvez delivered speeches at the training program.
ATM Tahmiduzzaman said, “We have appeared at the doorstep of marginal farmers with the aim of developing commercial agriculture and ensuring food security for the country. We are organizing training for agricultural entrepreneurs in every district so that farmers can take loans on easy terms and produce and market their desired crops.”