Agricultural Entrepreneurship Rally and Training was held in Chandpur under United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC's Agriculture Support Scheme titled 'New Window of Trust'. Around 25 agricultural entrepreneurs from 8 upazilas of Chandpur district participated in this event at Chandpur Puranbazar Degree College Auditorium. Minister of Social Welfare Dr. was present as the chief guest in the event. Dipu Moni, MP and presided over by Jishnu Roy Chowdhury, Adviser of Way-UCB.
Additional Managing Director and Company Secretary of United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC ATM Tahmiduzzaman, presenter and agricultural data analyst Rezaul Karim Siddique of Bangladesh Television's Mati O Manhu program, Deputy Commissioner Kamrul Hasan, Mayor of Chandpur Municipality spoke on the occasion. Zillur Rahman (Jewel), Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Yasir Arafat, Principal of Puranbazar Degree College Ratan Kumar Majumder and others.
Local dignitaries, various levels of UCB Bank officials and trainees were present in the event. Social Welfare Minister Dr. Chief guest at the event. Dipu Moni, MP said, one of the most important foundations of Bangladesh's economy is our agriculture sector. United Commercial Bank's 'New Window of Trust' support scheme in agriculture as part of its corporate social responsibility to boost growth in this sector is highly commendable. If all other banks also take such initiatives, then it is possible to bring revolutionary changes in the agricultural sector.
Dr. Dipu Moni also said that agriculture should be made a profitable profession by increasing the participation of youth in agriculture. Therefore, there is no alternative to create agricultural entrepreneurs. Banks can play an important role in creating agricultural entrepreneurship. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that even an inch of empty space cannot be left unclaimed. If this agricultural field can be used properly, Bangladesh will go far in agriculture. By ensuring the internal food security of the country, it is possible to earn a large amount of foreign exchange by exporting food abroad.
Additional Managing Director and Company Secretary of United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC, ATM Tahmiduzzaman emphasized the key role of farmers in ensuring food security. In his speech, he outlined the overall picture of UCB's contribution to empowering farmers by creating opportunities to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture. The day-long training imparted essential concepts to agricultural entrepreneurs on practical skills development, market and marketing capacity building and related issues including agricultural credit policies and interest rates.
UCB has already implemented various initiatives under Bharasa New Window of Hope project like planting 55 thousand palm and other trees, skill development training for 3 thousand agricultural entrepreneurs, providing artificial intelligence powered smart devices (more fish) to farmers and encouraging them to grow wheat and maize as alternative crops to tobacco. .
