Clients-friendly banking for socio-economic development stressed

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RAJSHAHI, April 8, 2018 (BSS)- Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) should be pledged bound to promoting clients-friendly banking for reaching its services towards doorsteps of the farmers in general for improving their living and livelihood condition.

The bank should work for bringing all the existing agricultural potential sectors and sub-sectors under qualitative and quantitative investments for making the region’s agro-based economy more vibrant.

Board of directors of the bank made these observations at their 474th meeting held at its board room in Rajshahi city on Saturday with Chairman Nazrul Islam in the chair, RAKUB sources said.

RAKUB, headquartered in Rajshahi, has been operating its banking activities as the largest development partner in all 16 northwest districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions targeting its agricultural sector and all its sub- sectors.

The meeting noted that the bank’s administrative and operational activities must be transparent and accountable alongside farmers-friendly for boosting agricultural production.

For the sake of a sustainable livelihood development of the farmers and for bolstering the agro-based economy, the meeting called for increasing the need-based credit flow.

Managing Director Kazi Alamgir and Directors Kazi Hassan Ahmed, Prof Rustam Ali Ahmed, Abdul Wadud, Mustafizur Rahman and Mahbubur Rahman joined the meeting that reviewed overall activities of the bank and took some important decisions relating to its operational and administrative matters.

Terming the farmers the vital force to boost up the agricultural productions, the discussants expressed their commitment to protect the farmers’ interests as a whole.

The meeting reviewed overall activities of the bank and took some important decisions relating to its operational and administrative matters.