Free agricultural inputs and cash assistance have been distributed among 3,000 marginal farmers in Bogura under an initiative funded by NCC Bank PLC.
The distribution programme began on Sunday, with 1,000 farmers receiving agricultural inputs at Padmapara in Gabtali upazila.
Two separate programmes were later held at the field of Bagbari Shaheed Zia Degree College and Mahasthan in Shibganj upazila, where another 1,000 farmers at each venue received the assistance.
Former MP Md Helaluzzaman Talukder Lalu, a member of the BNP chairman’s advisory council and senior vice-president of the central Krishak Dal, attended the programme at Padmapara as the chief guest.
The event, held at the field of Padmapara Hafezia Madrasa and Technical Orphanage in Gabtali, was chaired by M Shamsul Arefin, managing director of NCC Bank PLC.
NCC Bank PLC Chairman Nurun Newaz Selim; Dr Md Abdul Majid Pramanik, director general of the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development in Bogura; Khairul Alam Chakladar, chairman of the bank’s executive committee and vice-chairman of its board of directors; Abdus Salam, vice-chairman of the bank’s board of directors; and Alhaj Md Nurun Newaz, chairman of the bank’s board of directors, attended as distinguished guests.