RANGPUR, April 1, 2022 (BSS) - Speakers at a function have called upon citizens to purchase local products to help flourishing the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector for accelerating national progress.
 
They came up with the call at the concluding function of the weeklong 'Divisional SME Products Fair- 2022' held on the Public Library ground in the city on Thursday evening.
 
The SME Foundation organized the fair with assistance of the district administration, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), National Association of Small and Cottage Industries Bangladesh (NASIB) and other organisations.
 
The fair was arranged to promote the local SME sector and create jobs, enhance production of international standard SME products, exhibition and introduction of SME goods for expanding business, trade and commerce.
 
With Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) AWM Raihan Shah in the chair, Deputy General Manager of BSCIC for Rangpur Shameem Hossain and President of Rangpur Press Club Mhabub Rahman addressed the function.
 
Representatives of the SME Foundation, BSCIC and NASIB and leaders of RCCI and other organizations were present.
 
Sixty-five SME institutions and female entrepreneurs set up stalls exhibiting locally produced leather and jute-made products, handicrafts, processed agro-products, electric goods, clothes, household goods, design and fashion wares and other products in the fair.
 
Mahabub Rahman lauded the SME Foundation for introducing local SME products to expand trade, business and commerce and flourish the sector and create more jobs by arranging the divisional level fair in Rangpur city.
 
Shameem Hossain put importance on flourishing female entrepreneurship in the SME sector by providing assistance to female entrepreneurs and ensuring production of international standard quality of SME products to enhance export.

"The fair successfully explored huge prospects in the SME sector and urged the entrepreneurs to avail the assistance being provided by the SME Foundation, banks and other financial institutions to flourish the local SME sector," he added.
Later, crests and certificates were distributed among the best stall owners and local entrepreneurs.