City Bank has recently signed an agreement with Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU), said a press release.
Under the agreement, the bank will provide a sizeable fund to HSTU to its Plant and Animal Disease Diagnostic Unit as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR).
With this support from City Bank, the research facilities of the university will be strengthened through purchase of new equipment for plant and animal disease diagnosis in the university’s central laboratory.
The researchers of HSTU will be able to conduct more advanced research to solve problems in the field of agriculture now, which will usher in agriculture related innovation.
Mashrur Arefin, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, and Prof Dr M Kamruzzaman, Vice-Chancellor of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations.
Prof Dr SM Harun-Ur-Rasid, Director, Institute of Research and Training, HSTU, Sheikh Mohammad Maroof and Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Additional Managing Directors of the bank, and high officials of both organisations were also present at the signing ceremony.
