Beginning today and running through January 18 in Rajshahi, the inaugural divisional SME fair.

At the expo being hosted in Green Plaza on the grounds of the Rajshahi City Mayor’s office, sixty small and medium-sized business owners will showcase and sell their goods.

The event will be presided over by the chairperson of the SME Foundation, Prof. Dr. Md. Masudur Rahman, and special guests will include Masudur Rahman Rinku, president of the Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Md. Abdul Baten, deputy inspector general of Rajshahi Range, Md. Anisur Rahman, commissioner of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police, and Abdul Jalil, deputy commissioner of Rajshahi. The welcoming address will be given on this occasion by Mofizur Rahman, managing director of SME Foundation.

On January 15, at 3:30 pm, a seminar titled “What to do for the growth of the SME sector in Rajshahi Division” will take place on the fairgrounds.

At 3:30 pm on January 17, a presentation titled “Discussion on loans for SME enterprises and interacting with bankers” will take place at the fairgrounds.

On the evening of 18 January, the closing ceremony of the fair will be held where the best stall will be recognized and certificates will be handed over to the participants of the fair.

There will also be cultural programs every day during the fair.

In addition, initiatives have been taken to organize divisional SME product fairs in Barishal on 7 February, Sylhet on 11 February, and Dinajpur in Rangpur division on 12 February, said the SME Foundation.

The SME Foundation said there is a plan to organize an SME fair in Mymensingh and Khulna in March 2023.

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