PRAN Dairy Limited, a sister concern of PRAN Group, has received Standard Chartered-Channel I Agro Award-2021 for outstanding contribution in agricultural sector of the country.
Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque handed over a crest and certificate to Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, Chairman and CEO of PRAN-RFL Group, at a ceremony held at a hotel in the capital on Sunday evening.
This year the award were given in 10 individuals and institutions. PRAN Dairy bagged the award as the best agricultural exporter.
Shykh Seraj, Director and Head of News of Channel I, Naser Ezaz Bijoy, Chief Executive Officer at Standard Chartered Bank and winners of different categories were also present at the program.
PRAN Dairy started its journey on 2001 to increase the milk production in the country. The dairy company has developed the ‘Dairy Hub’ concept for the first time in Bangladesh and is developing ‘Milk Collection Center’ in the village area under the hub. The company is giving various supports and training to the farmers and collecting milk from them and marketing the dairy related products at locals and foreign countries. Now, PRAN Dairy has taken projects to become self-reliant in dairy industry and working to create huge market at foreign countries. Apart from this, the company is also manufacturing and exporting some other products including juice and beverage, biscuit and bakery, frozen snacks and confectionery items.