RAJSHAHI, Nov 1, 2022 (BSS) - Becoming entrepreneurs instead of hunting jobs
can be the best ways of generating employment opportunities and bolstering
local economy through substantial and sustainable promotion of the business
sector.
 
Integrated efforts of all government and non-government entities concerned is
also important for promoting the business sector in the region for
strengthening its economic condition.

Professional leaders and experts came up with the observation while
addressing a seminar styled "Skills is SME, We are Entrepreneurs" organized
by SME Digital Institute- Oikya SME Digital Institute at Rajshahi College
auditorium here yesterday evening.
 
Awami League Presidium Member and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM
Khairuzzaman Liton addressed the seminar as the chief guest, while President
of Oikya Foundation Shaheen Akhter Rainy in the chair.
 
Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Abdul Jalil, Commissioner of Rajshahi
Metropolitan Police Abu Kalam Siddique, Executive Director of Bangladesh Bank
Mirja Abdul Mannan, Principal of Rajshahi College Prof Abdul Khaleque and
District Education Officer Nasir Uddin also spoke on the occasion.
 
In his remarks, Mayor Liton said investment to the existing potential sectors
is very important for generating employment opportunities side by side with
improving living and livelihood conditions of people.
He called for extending whole-hearted cooperation towards need-based training
and bank-loan to the entrepreneurs for the sake of generating more
entrepreneurs.
 
Reminding the investment issue as one of the Prime Minister's ten special
initiatives he stressed the need of devising ways and means on how to boost
the sector through creating more investment in all the potential fields.
 
Reviewing the existing problems with regard to setting up local enterprises
and possible solutions to those, he sought the cooperation of all the
authorities concerned for the flourishing industrial sector.

He dwelt on various issues like trade and business, industry, agriculture,
power supply, import and export, SME development and expansion and bank
interest rate.
 
Highlighting the enormous potential of the silk along with establishing agro-
processing industry, the mayor said the business promotion organisations
could extend financial and technical support to this sector for proper
utilisation of the agro-products.
 
Referring to the agriculture sector, he observed that surplus production of
vegetables and other seasonal fruits could be utilised properly through
setting up agro-based export-processing zones in the region.