NRB Bank signs SICIP agreement with Bangladesh Bank
NBR Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance as part of the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) to implement an entrepreneurship development programme across the country.
The agreement aims to arrange training programmes for entrepreneurs and support emerging business ventures, particularly in the SME sector.
The signing ceremony was held recently in the presence of Nurun Nahar, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank. Nawshad Mustafa, director of the SME and Special Programmes Department of Bangladesh Bank, and Md Shaheen Howlader, deputy managing director of NRB Bank PLC, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.
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Also present at the event were Husne Ara Shikha, executive director of Bangladesh Bank, and Anwar Uddin, managing director (current charge) of NRB Bank PLC. Among others, Md Nazrul Islam, project director and additional director; Mohammad Wasim, deputy project director and joint director; and Md Ariful Islam, deputy director and project coordinator, attended the programme.
Under the agreement, NRB Bank will provide training to SME entrepreneurs to enhance their skills, competitiveness and innovation capacity, with support from Bangladesh Bank.
The initiative marks another step in NRB Bank's efforts to promote financial inclusion, empower new entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of a resilient and innovation-driven economy.
