NRBC Bank on Thursday organised an open loan disbursement programme for marginalised, landless farmers and low-income professionals in Bhola, said a press release.
The event was held under the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 refinancing scheme aimed at enhancing financial inclusion for grassroots communities.
BB executive director Rup Ratan Pine attended the event as chief guest and handed over the loan cheques to selected beneficiaries, including 21 customers of NRBC Bank.
NRBC Bank managing director and chief executive officer Md Touhidul Alam Khan presided over the programme.
BB deputy director Md Firoz Ahmed, NRBC Bank SME and agricultural finance division head Sk Ahsanul Haque, microcredit department head Md Romjan Ali Bhuiyan and Barishal-Khulna zone head Md Abdul Halim were present as special guests.
Under the Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 Tk 750 crore refinancing fund, created for marginal farmers, landless people, low-income professionals, school banking account holders and small entrepreneurs with accounts of Tk 10/50/100, NRBC Bank has disbursed Tk 3.95 crore in loans to 137 customers in Bhola district alone, the release said.
Across the country, NRBC Bank has distributed Tk 150 crore from this fund. Beneficiaries can avail loans ranging from Tk 50,000 to Tk 5 lakh at a concessional interest rate of 7 per cent.
Speaking at the event, Rup Ratan Pine said that Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 financial inclusion initiative aimed to ensure that every citizen has at least one bank account.
He emphasised that through entrepreneurship and self-employment, people can contribute to national economic growth.
To support this goal, the Bangladesh Bank has established a refinancing fund, enabling commercial banks to provide low-interest loans to marginalized communities, he said.
