Small garments units get activated in Syedpur

NILPHAMARI, July 26: Small garments units are flourishing is Syedpur. Nearly 500 such mini-garments industries are making shirts, half pants, zinc pants and so on. At the beginning of the month of Ramjan thay started making garments by collecting cut-piece cloths of the big garments industries of Dhaka.
They are expecting to earn Tk 20 million during the holy month.  They collect cut pieces to make garments throughout the year. But during two Eid festivals they make brisk business. Sources said they also export the products to Jalpaiguri and Shiliguri of India.
While contacted Hamidur Rahman, owner of MR garments of Shahid Atiar colony said, "We are small entrepreneurs so we do not get bank loan. If the banks support us with loans we will prosper.
Another small entrepreneur Motiar Rahman said", last year SME foundation provided us Tk 25 million which was distributed by NCC bank among the small entrepreneurs."