United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) has recently signed an agreement with Bangladesh Bank regarding refinance scheme for agriculture sector, a press release said Tuesday. Under the deal, UCB will provide credit facility to marginal farmers at 4 percent rate of interest. Arif Quadri, MD and CEO of UCB, and Md. Abul Kalam Azad, director, agricultural credit department, BB, signed the deal on behalf of the respective organizations. Governor of BB, Abdur Rouf Talukder, A.K.M Sajedur Rahman Khan, Deputy Governor, BB; Md. Mohsinur Rahman, SVP and head of SME banking, UCB, were also present.
