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Nat'l SME Fair begins today

December 05, 2021 00:00:00


FE REPORT

The Ninth National SME Fair 2021 will kick off in the capital today (Sunday).

The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Foundation is organising the 8-day fair at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) aiming to popularise the products of the sector.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the event virtually.

A total of 311 small and medium enterprises will display their products at 325 stalls and 60 per cent of them are earmarked for female entrepreneurs.

Light engineering, electrical and electronics, information technology (IT), jute and leather products, handicrafts, herbal, organic, fashion design and jewellery items will be displayed at the fair.

The fair is open to all from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm every day.

On the inaugural day of the fair, the 'National SME Entrepreneurs Award 2021' will be given to the winners. Four seminars on 'providing finance', 'development of women entrepreneurs', 'development of technology' and 'cluster development' will be held during the fair.

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), Bangladesh Industrial Assistance Centre (BITAC), Bangladesh Standard and Testing Institution (BSTI), Brac Bank, Agrani Bank and Estern Bank will also have their stalls at the fair.

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