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Recipients of the Trust Award pose with Atiur Rahman, governor of Bangladesh Bank, and Syed Mahbubur Rahman, MD of BRAC Bank, at an SME conference at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. Photo: BRAC Bank
A five-day “National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2017″ will kick off in the city from tomorrow to bring the local small and medium entrepreneurs under a single square of roof.
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu will inaugurate the fair at 10 am at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here, said a press release today.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki, Senior Secretary of Industries Ministry M Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan and Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Abdul Matlub Ahmed will be present in the inaugural function as special guests.
SME Foundation is organising the exhibition with the main thrust of
promoting the SME products, exhibition and introduction of SME goods for expanding business, trade and commerce.
Around 200 SME institutions will exhibit their SME products, including Jute, agriculture and leather products and electrical and Information and Technology goods.
The fair will remain open 10 am to 8 pm, the release added.
Three-seminar on “Business Diversification: Preparation of Women
Entrepreneurs”, “SME Friendly Measures in the New VAT Law” and “Non-Financial Services to Customer for Sustainable SME Financing” will also be held on the side line of the fair.