Speakers asked the newly recruited bankers to gain professional skills as it is inevitable for attaining success in the banking sector for overall socio economic development of the region.

They urged them to make their banking activities client-friendly so that they get total benefits of the banking service.

They were addressing the closing and certificate-giving session of a six-week long foundation training course styled “Skill and Attitude Development” for the newly recruited senior officers of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) at its training institute here on Monday afternoon.

RAKUB Chairman Prof Dr Shah Nawaz Ali addressed the session as the chief guest while Managing Director Mofazzal Hossain and Directors Saifuddin Ahmed, Prof Obayedur Rahman Pramanik and Prof Modon Mohan Dey and Deputy Managing Director Abu Hanif Khan spoke as special guests with principal of the institute Mozammel Haque in the chair.

The speakers highlighted the importance of the bank in agricultural development of the northwest Bangladesh and asked the officers to apply the knowledge acquired from the training in the professional field properly for boosting agricultural production in the region.

As the largest development partner in the agricultural sector of the northwest Bangladesh, RAKUB plays a vital role to earn economic emancipation and free the nation from poverty and hunger through boosting credit-flow to the potential agricultural fields, they added.

In this regard, they asked them to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to brighten the image of the bank.

Main objective of the course was to improve skills and attitude alongside enhancing professional competence of the officers through disseminating ideas about operation, administration and other related matters of the bank.