NRBC Bank organised an entrepreneurship development training programme under supervision of the Bangladesh Bank and with financial support from the Asian Development Bank, aimed at promoting the growth of small and medium enterprises, according to a press release.
The programme took place on Thursday in Feni, as part of Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, a month-long initiative of the Ministry of Finance designed to strengthen the country’s industrial capacity and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
In the session, Md Touhidul Alam Khan, managing director and chief executive officer of NRBC Bank, spoke on a range of topics, including banking services for entrepreneurs, investment opportunities, business operations,and management practices.
In his remarks, Touhidul Alam said that the government and Bangladesh Bank started entrepreneur development programmes to accelerate economic growth through job creation.Â
‘NRBC Bank has been implementing various programs to develop entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas, providing financing to micro and small enterprises at low interest rates and on easy terms,’ he added.
Muhammad Ariful Islam, deputy director of the Bangladesh Bank, Sk Ahsanul Haque, head of credit risk management division-2 of NRBC Bank, and Kazi Mohammad Ziaul Karim, head of Cumilla Zone, among others, attended the event.