As part of its special Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, NCC Bank PLC has recently distributed free agricultural inputs among 1,500 marginal farmers in Nilphamari Sadar, Dimla and Domar Upazilas, aiming to increase agricultural production, improve farmers’ financial capabilities and ensure the country’s food security. The distributed agricultural inputs included various varieties of high-yielding rice seeds and different types of fertilizers.

At three separate programmes held in Nilphamari Sadar, Dimla and Domar Upazilas, Engineer Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, former Member of Parliament from Nilphamari-1 constituency, attended as the Chief Guest, while Mohammed Nurun Newaz Salim, Chairman of NCC Bank, was present as the Guest of Honour. The programme was chaired by M. Shamsul Arefin, Managing Director of NCC Bank, with Advocate Md. Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Administrator of Nilphamari Zia Parishad, attending as the Special Guest. Among others, Engineer Abdus Salam, Vice Chairman; Khairul Alam Chaklader, Chairman of the Executive Committee; Md. Zakir Anam, Additional Managing Director; senior officials of NCC Bank; representatives of the local administration; local elected representatives; and distinguished personalities from the respective areas were also present.

In his speech, Engineer Shahrin Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, former Member of Parliament from Nilphamari-1 constituency, welcomed NCC Bank’s commendable initiative of distributing agricultural inputs among marginal farmers. He expressed his hope that the farmers of Nilphamari district would benefit from this initiative and that the programme would contribute to the economic development of farmers in the region. He also thanked the NCC Bank authorities for standing beside the farming community.

Mohammed Nurun Newaz Salim, Chairman of NCC Bank, said, “NCC Bank has been playing an important role in the socioeconomic development of the people as part of its corporate social responsibility. Agriculture is one of the key driving forces of Bangladesh’s economy. Therefore, responding to the Honourable Prime Minister’s call to increase agricultural production and support farmers’ development, we have distributed varieties of high-yielding rice seeds and fertilizers free of cost among farmers in Nilphamari district. In the future, we plan to extend such agricultural input support to marginal farmers in other districts, alongside facilitating improved storage facilities for agricultural produce and promoting the wider adoption of modern agricultural technologies.”

M. Shamsul Arefin, Managing Director of NCC Bank, said, “NCC Bank has been undertaking various initiatives to support agricultural production and ensure the country’s food security. As part of these ongoing efforts and corporate social responsibility initiatives, we are distributing different types of agricultural inputs among marginal farmers in this region. We hope this initiative will encourage farmers in the Nilphamari region to cultivate varieties of high-yielding rice, help reduce production costs and make a positive contribution to overall agricultural productivity.”