Bank Asia with the help of USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity introduced A-card (Agriculture card), for the first time in Bangladesh, to facilitate marginalized farmers get agri-loan in card and make necessary payment for seeds and fertilizer from there.
Mr. Md. Arfan Ali, President & Managing Director of Bank Asia is handing over the A-Card to 
Mr. Dolon Zaman, one of a peasants at a function at Ambika Memorial Hall, Faridpur town recently.
Mr. Kingkar Kumar Das, Additional Director of Department of Agriculture Extension, Mr. Bidyuth K. Mahalder, Chief of Party, USAID Agricultural Extension Support Activity, Dr. M. Ehsanur Rahman, Executive Director, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Mr. Ali Ashraf, Executive Director of Society Development Committee (SDC), Mr. Mridul Chowdhury, CEO, emPower, Mr. Anowarul Haque, Director-ERPP of CARE Bangladesh and Mr. Syed Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager, MasterCard, among others, were present at the launching ceremony.
