Rakub board members desire enhanced accountability

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RAJSHAHI, Nov 16, 2017 (BSS)- Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) is pledged bound to reaching its services to the doorsteps of the grassroots farmers for improving their socio-economic condition.

Besides, the bank is working 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.

The board of directors of the bank made these observations at Rakub’s 465th board meeting in its board room here on Wednesday with Chairman Nazrul Islam in the chair, Rakub sources said.

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

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

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

The meeting discussed elaborately how to make the bank’s operational and commercial activities more dynamic through strengthening the credit support for both farm and non-farm prospective fields.

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

Managing Director Muin Uddin and Directors Kazi Hassan Ahmed, Nur-Ur-Rahman, Prof Rustam Ali Ahmed, Abdul Wadud, Shah Alam and Mahbubur Rahman were present in the meeting.

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