Ensure farmer-friendly activities, bankers told
Sunday, 14 February 2010
RAJSHAHI, Feb 13 (BSS): Ensuring farmer-friendly atmosphere in the banking activities of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) could be the effective means of strengthening the agro-based economy of the country's northwestern region.
To this end, the RAKUB services must be reached to the farmer doorsteps so that the target group of people could derive total benefits.
This was stressed at the 340th meeting of the board of directors of the bank at its board room here Saturday with RAKUB Chairman Yahiya Molla in the chair.
RAKUB directors Dr Syed Naquib Muslim, Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Khandaker Jahangir Kabir Rana, Dr Rustam Ali Ahmed and Yunus Ali, Managing Director Muhammad Fazlul Haque, General Manager Abu Hanif Khan and Council-Secretary Aminul Islam Khandaker attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed overall performance of the bank and discussed various issues and took some important decisions relating to commercial and administrative matters.
The meeting laid emphasis on intensifying the bank's activities to supplement the government's effort to build social safety net, poverty reduction and food security, sources said.
"We have no way but to boost agriculture production to reduce the pressure on import," Mr Yahiya said adding that the RAKUB had a vital role to play in this regard.
To this end, the RAKUB services must be reached to the farmer doorsteps so that the target group of people could derive total benefits.
This was stressed at the 340th meeting of the board of directors of the bank at its board room here Saturday with RAKUB Chairman Yahiya Molla in the chair.
RAKUB directors Dr Syed Naquib Muslim, Hafizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Khandaker Jahangir Kabir Rana, Dr Rustam Ali Ahmed and Yunus Ali, Managing Director Muhammad Fazlul Haque, General Manager Abu Hanif Khan and Council-Secretary Aminul Islam Khandaker attended the meeting.
The meeting reviewed overall performance of the bank and discussed various issues and took some important decisions relating to commercial and administrative matters.
The meeting laid emphasis on intensifying the bank's activities to supplement the government's effort to build social safety net, poverty reduction and food security, sources said.
"We have no way but to boost agriculture production to reduce the pressure on import," Mr Yahiya said adding that the RAKUB had a vital role to play in this regard.