April
28, 2000
Rajbari,
Apr 27 (UNB)- In an effort to infuse dynamism in the rural economy
Bangladesh Krishi Bank has launched a program of disbursing Tk 108.38
crore in greater Faridpur district for generating self-employment.
The
bank is disbursing loans to help youths for self employment through
psiculture, cattle rearing, agro-based industries side by crop farming
in five districts of the region to solve the unemployment problem.
Officials
of BKB regional office in Faridpur said the bank through its 84
branches has already disbursed Tk 70.11 crore among 47,910 farmers
during the last month.
Bank
recovered Tk 71.61 crore outstanding loans from the farmers as against
its loan recovery target of Tk 76.80 crore for the current fiscal
year.
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