Farmer-friendly banking can infuse dynamism

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RAJSHAHI, Dec 4, 2019 (BSS) – Senior bankers at a discussion here unanimously opined that innovative ideas and best uses of those can be the vital means of delivering farmers-friendly banking services to the grassroots farmers to ensure their welfare.

They also viewed that there is no alternative to promoting innovative ideas, knowledge and cyber security in the field-level banking activities for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

They made this observation while addressing the opening session of a three-day training course workshop titled “BACH Operational Procedure, Cyber Security, SDGs & Innovation” at Training Institute of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) in the city on Tuesday.

Twenty-five branch-level officers of the bank are taking part in the course.

RAKUB Managing Director Sazedur Rahman Khan addressed the session as chief guest while Deputy Managing Director Muhammad Idrish and Deputy General Manager Abul Kashem spoke on the occasion as special guests with Principal of the training institute Subrata Kumar Sarker in the chair.

Sazedur Khan viewed that the bankers’ skill should be developed on developing innovative ideas so that they can provide excellent services to the customers in a hassle-free atmosphere.

He also said the present government has adopted multifarious programmes for reaching the e-services to the grassroots people and the bankers should be familiarized with the e-services and digitization process.

He also said all the bankers should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty.

RAKUB Managing Director Khan said the ongoing digitization process has created scope of employment and income generation in various ways including outsourcing, selling products through e-shop and offering different services.