Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, on behalf of Dhaka Bank, hands over a cheque for Tk 4.50 million to Ruma Akter, proprietor of M/s. Ripon Panjabi House, at the 'Banker-SME Women Entrepreneur Meet and Product Display Fair-2018' at Shishu Academy in the city on Thursday.
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The Women Entrepreneur Unit of SME Department of the Bangladesh Bank organised 'Banker-SME Women Entrepreneur Meet and Product Display Fair-2018' at the Shishu Academy in the city on Thursday to mark the International Women's Day, says a statement.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the event as the chief guest.
Governor of the Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir, President of ABB Syed Mahbubur Rahman were present as special guests while Executive Director of the Central Bank Md Abdur Rahim presided over the ceremony. Shaikh Md Salim, General Manager of SMESPD, was also present.
At the programme, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury handed over cheques to women entrepreneurs who were granted loans by different banks.
On behalf of Dhaka Bank, Ruma Akter, proprietress of M/s. Ripon Panjabi House, received a cheque for Tk 4.50 million.
Md Shakir Amin Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director, Md Sirajul Hoque, SEVP & Head of SME Unit, Sanjib Kumar Dey, Head of MSME & Agriculture Business, Mahboob Ahmed, Manager, Keraniganj Branch; and Mousumi Chowdhury, Head of Women Entrepreneur Development Unit of Dhaka Bank Limited, were present on the occasion.
M/s. Next G, a women entrepreneurship concern of Ms. Shamima Nasrin, displayed her products at the stall of Dhaka Bank Limited. The concern is engaged in import, wholesale of Diaper, Wet Tissue/Wipes and E-Commerce.