190 farmers get Tk 10.9m loans in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Feb 17 (BSS): A total of 190 farmers of the district received loans of Tk 10.9 million from banks to boost their agriculture production here.

The loans were disbursed at the Agri-Loan Disbursement Fair-2018, recently organised by district administration and Bankers' Forum, on the premises of Independence Square of the town.

Bank officials each farmer received a loan ranging from Tk 20,000 to Tk 1, 80,000.

Jahidul Islam, a farmer of Kittarpara village under Palashbari upazila who received Tk 60,000 from RAKUB, thanked the district administration and the Bankers' Forum for disbursing the loan to him like other beneficiary farmers.

Speaking at the loan distribution ceremony, Deputy Commissioner of the district Gautam Chandra Pal urged bank officers to increase the disbursement of agriculture loan with nominal interest to help farmers produce more paddy, jute, maize, wheat, and spices like ginger, onion garlic and chili without any financial trouble.