Dhaka, April 26 -- Mercantile Bank PLC has funded an agricultural research project at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) titled "Development of a Hybrid Dryer System to Reduce Crop and Fish Post-Harvest Losses," which concluded on Saturday with a formal workshop.

The project was made possible through a donation of Tk 1.60 crore from the bank's special Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund, enabling the university to develop and deploy innovative technology to support the nation's farmers and fishers, according to a media release.

The event was presided over by Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Mojid of the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, with Professor Dr. A.K. Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan, Vice-Chancellor of BAU, servin...