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Tk 421.5m bank loans disbursed in Pirojpur in last fiscal year

Thursday, 23 August 2007


PIROJPUR, Aug 22 (UNB): Different banks and other organisations disbursed over Tk 421.5 million (42.15 crore) loans in the district in last fiscal year.
Of the amount, Sonali Bank disbursed over Tk 29.1 million (2.91 crore), Agrani Bank over Tk 13 million (1.3 crore), Janata Bank Tk 905.5 million (90.55 lakh), over Tk 69.7 million (6.97 crore) by BRDB and over Tk 311.2 million (31.12 crore) by Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB).
The financial assistance was given among 53,591 people in Sadar, Najirpur, Zianagar, Mathbaria, Bhandaria, Kaukhali and Nesarabad upazilas.
The loans were given for crop cultivation, pisciculture, cow fattening, agro-based small-scale industry and other income generating schemes.