Women entrepreneurs to prove capability through competition

RAJSHAHI, Sept 16 (BSS): Officials and chamber leaders urged the women entrepreneurs to prove capability through competition for making their business profitable and sustainable as well.

They said the competition may be possible if there is training on products marketing coupled with ensuring quality of products.

They emphasized on proper utilization of innovations along with assembling diversity and new ideas to production and manufacturing process.

They added importance should be given on product advertisement.

They were addressing a meeting of women entrepreneurs at conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) yesterday.

Rajshahi unit of Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI) organized the meeting on its biannual general meeting and oath-taking of newly elected committee.

Commissioner of Rajshahi division Nur-Ur-Rahman and President of RCCI Md Muniruzzaman addressed the meeting as chief and special guests respectively with BWCCI local unit president Professor Rozety Naznin in the chair.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Alamgir Kabir, President of Bangladesh Silk Industries Owners Association Liakat Ali and Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat also spoke.

Nur-Ur-Rahman said the present government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly for promoting entrepreneurship through adopting various time-fitting measures. He said the local women entrepreneurs should seize the opportunities.

Mr Rahman said that the Bangladesh has already achieved success in implementing MDGs. 'Bangladesh is now in the front line among the SARRC countries in meeting the MDGs including infant mortality rate and empowerment of women and has entered into a middle-income country status', he said.

He also said that the landscape of the global business is changing significantly through innovations, digital technology, consumer driven culture, interactions and relationships between business entities.