Bank Asia PLC organised a daylong entrepreneurship development workshop for small and medium enterprise entrepreneurs at the RDRS auditorium in Rangpur recently.
The event was graced by Md Mahbubul Haque, executive director of Bangladesh Bank, as the chief guest, and was chaired by Mohammad Ziaul Hasan Molla, deputy managing director of Bank Asia.
Under the Bangladesh Bank refinance scheme 鈥楽upporting Post Covid-19 Small Scale Employment Creation Project鈥�, Bank Asia鈥檚 Agent Banking Division has disbursed Tk聽177 crore in loans to 3,274 SME entrepreneurs.
Also present at the event were Md Sagar Sarkar and Md Mehedi Hasan Shohag, deputy directors of Bangladesh Bank; Md Mahbubul Hasan, first vice-president and head of agent banking (individual and institution) at Bank Asia; and Ahmed Nure Habiba, first vice-president and head of asset operations, among others.
SME entrepreneurs from across the Rangpur region participated in the workshop, shared the challenges they face in the loan application process and urged concerned authorities to make the process faster, simpler, and more convenient.
The discussion focused on Bank Asia鈥檚 credit support initiatives for fostering business growth among entrepreneurs.