United Commercial Bank Plc (UCB) has taken the initiative to implement the agricultural support scheme- `Bhoroshar Notun Janala’ this year as part of its social responsibility, a press release said Tuesday.
This project aims to ensure the country’s food security, ensure better nutritional quality, and promote climate-resilient sustainable agriculture. A discussion meeting was organized February 27, 2023 at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) conference room on the project implementation plan.
Mr. Ruhul Amin Talukder Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, was the chief guest at this meeting. Sheikh Mohammad Bakhtiar, The Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council and Bangladesh Bank Agricultural Credit Department Director (ACD) Mr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad was present as a special guest. Mr. Arif Qadri, Managing Director and CEO of United Commercial Bank Plc presided over the event. UCB Deputy Managing Director ATM Tahmiduzzaman presented the project plan in this sharing meeting. Former Agriculture Secretary and leader of BSAFE Foundation Anwar Farooq, A2I Head of Innovation Cluster Manik Mahmood, UCB Agro-CSR project coordinator, agriculturist, and media personality Rezaul Karim Siddiqui and various government institutions, research institutes, experts, agri-entrepreneurs related to agriculture spoke in the sharing meeting.
BSAFE Foundation and A2I will be implementing this project of UCB.
