A day-long training was held today at the New Bandhon Community Centre located in Narayanganj by United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) to improve the skills of entrepreneurs working in the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors.
About 130 entrepreneurs from 5 upazilas of the district participated in the training.
ATM Tahmiduzzaman, Additional Managing Director and Company Secretary of UCB, was the chief guest of the inauguration program while Rezaul Karim Siddique, presenter of BTV’s agriculture-based show ‘Mati O Manush’ and an agricultural analyst, was present as the special guest.
In the speech of the chief guest, Additional Managing Director and Company Secretary ATM Tahmiduzzaman said, “UCB is implementing the ‘Bhoroshar Notun Janala’ project to improve the skills of agri-entrepreneurs across the country and provide loan assistance on easy terms with the aim of developing commercial agriculture..”
“Farmers should turn themselves into entrepreneurs.
For that to happen, business knowledge should be increased. When to produce a product and how to make it more profitable - there should be knowledge about these things.
District Livestock Officer Dr. Muhammad Farooq Ahmed; Additional Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension Sheikh Bipul Hossain; Senior Assistant Director of District Fisheries Office SM Ashiqur Rahman; UCB’s SEVP Md. Sekandar-E-Azam; SEVP & Head of CRM S. M. Moinul Hossain; and EVP Sheikh Nahid Reza along with other senior officials of the bank also spoke at the event.
