The concluding workshop of agricultural research projects conducted under the guidance of Bangladesh Bank and funded by the ‘Special CSR Grant’ of Dutch-Bangla Bank was held on June 28, 2025 at a local hotel in Dhaka.

Abul Kashem Md. Shirin, Managing Director and CEO of Dutch-Bangla Bank, presided over the inaugural session of the event.

In his speech at the inaugural ceremony, Mr. Shirin said, ‘With the support of Dutch-Bangla Bank, research projects have been successfully implemented in different regions of the country in the area of Crop, Fisheries, Poultry, Irrigation and food processing & storage.

Expressing optimism, he further said, ‘Even though the scheduled activities of the project have been completed, the project partners and researchers will continue these activities.’ Finally, he thanked the members of the expert committee, researchers, partners and everyone related to the bank.

Professor Dr. Md. Manjurul Alam, Chairman of the Special CSR Committee of Dutch-Bangla Bank, presented a paper on the brief results and successes of the projects. It is worth noting that 7 technology innovation projects were implemented at the farmer level in different regions of the country during the period 2023-2025 with the funding of Dutch-Bangla Bank.

A huge number of participants, including top scientists/teachers/officials/entrepreneurs from agricultural research institutions/organizations, were present at the closing workshop.

The results of 7 (seven) research projects were presented in the technical session chaired by Professor Dr. Md. Manjurul Alam and Professor Imdadul Haque Chowdhury. After the presentation of the papers, the expert scientists/professors/participants present gave their opinions and suggestions.