SME Foundation to train family members of victims
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation initiated a skills development training programme on Tuesday for the members of martyrs and injured fighters of the July Uprising...
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A BSCIC estate in Rajshahi that veers off its goal, purpose
THIS is deplorable that the authorities have failed to address the issues that have rendered Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Industrial Estate 2 in Rajshahi unattractive to entrepreneurs. Launched in July 2022 as a Tk 1.5 billion project, the estate was meant to create 10,000 jobs and stimulate small and medium enterprises in the region. It, however, remains...
Rajshahi鈥檚 BSCIC-2 stalls amid high price of plots, absence of utility services
Three years after it was declared ready for entrepreneurs, the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation Industrial Estate鈥�2 in Rajshahi鈥檚 Paba upazila is struggling to attract investment due to the high price of plots and the absence of utility services...
Small farmers, big water choices
FOR millions of smallholder families, water remains a daily negotiation between hope and hardship. Whether tending boro rice on the dry soil of the Barind or collecting water for home use in flood-prone villages, such farmers balance survival against scarcity. Their water use reflects the resilience of rural Bangladesh and exposes systemic inefficiencies and an urgent need for smarter, equitable management...
TOY INDUSTRY: Small businesses warn of Trump tariff impact
Small business owners used the festive backdrop of Comic-Con on Thursday to discuss a sobering topic: the negative impact that US president Donald Trump鈥檚 proposed tariffs are having on the toy industry.
ULAB hosts discussion on 鈥楽mall Loans, Big Dreams鈥�
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has hosted a discussion on Alex Counts-written book titled Small Loans, Big Dreams at the ULAB in Dhaka recently...
Prime Bank honours SMEs
Prime Bank PLC recognised seven of its entrepreneur clients from across the country for their outstanding contributions on the occasion of World MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Day 2025...
Lack of information, investment take toll on SME exports
The lack of information and proper investment was taking a toll on the export potential of the country鈥檚 small and medium enterprises sector...
Salt season ends with 2.25m tonnes production
The country's annual salt production season of 2024-25 officially concluded on May 17, with a total yield of around 22.5 lakh tonnes, according to the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and industry insiders...
Political elites ruin capital market, destroy small-scale investors: Debapriya
Economist Debapriya Bhattacharya on Saturday said that political elites had long manipulated the country鈥檚 capital market and political interference devastated the small- and medium-scale investors...
Bashir for fair competition to boost small businesses
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday suggested that聽the Bangladesh Competition Commission should take steps against businesses which are聽affecting the growth of small businesses...
Dhaka, Tokyo for stronger SME coop
Strengthening ties between Bangladeshi and Japanese small and medium enterprises took centre stage at a roundtable discussion between members of the Bangladesh B2B mission and the International Cooperation Organisation for Small and Medium Enterprises in Asia...
Traders demand easier VAT management
The small and medium capital traders demanded easier VAT and tax management, easy access to finance, and an improved law and order situation...
7-day Baishakhi Fair begins at Bangla Academy
Under a joint initiative of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation and Bangla Academy, 7-day Baisakhi Fair began on Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka...
BSCIC holds 3-day Eid Fair
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
Asteroid probe snaps rare pics of Martian moon
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare images of the red planet鈥檚 mysterious small moon Deimos, the European Space Agency said on Thursday...
Loan disbursement to CMSME drops by 16pc
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
Establishment of separate SME bank suggested
A taskforce has suggested establishment of a separate bank or a similar institution to cater the financing need of the small and medium entrepreneurs...
Small traders seek measures to do business smoothly
Small traders have urged the government to take measures so that the small traders or shopkeepers can do their businesses smoothly...
BSCIC wins award at DITF-2025
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has won award for securing the first position under best reserved stall category at the closing ceremony of the 29th Dhaka International Trade Fair-2025, said a press release...
SME Foundation seeks funds to implement SME Policy 2025
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation has called for regular budget allocations to implement the newly drafted SME Policy 2025 effectively, along with consistent monitoring of its progress...
New SME policy with no new strategies deplorable
THIS is unfortunate that the proposed National Small and Medium Enterprise Policy 2025 offers almost no new strategies to facilitate the growth of the sector. The proposal appears to echo the strategies of the 2019 policy that failed to help the sector grow. Such a repetition of failed strategies reflects, as experts say, the government鈥檚 lack of commitment to...
SMEs hamstrung by limited access to finance over past decade
Limited access to finance has been one of the major challenges for small and medium enterprises over the past decade in Bangladesh, as banks generally favour larger and well-established companies in the country, according to the draft White Paper on the State of Bangladesh Economy submitted to chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday...
Pvt equity, venture capital can boost small enterprises: DCCI
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Ashraf Ahmed on Wednesday observed that private equity and venture capital should be popularised in Bangladesh to expand the small enterprises...
US Fed flags rise in delinquencies at small firms
Small businesses in the United States are facing the twin challenges of tighter credit availability and the rising inability to pay back loans, the Federal Reserve said Friday...
Workshop on Iodised Salt Act held in Rajshahi
With the support of Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, a development partner, the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation organised a workshop on 鈥業odised Salt Act-2021鈥� at the conference room of BSCIC Rajshahi regional office on Sunday...
Govt working to make SMEs more active: Adilur
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Wednesday said that the government was working to make the small and medium enterprises more active and vibrant...
Getting prepared for Monkeypox
MONKEYPOX is a zoonotic disease with a presentation similar to smallpox. Clinical differentiation of the disease from smallpox and varicella is difficult. Laboratory diagnostics are the principal components of the identification and surveillance of the disease, and new tests are needed for a more precise and rapid diagnosis. Monkeypox earned its name in...
BSCIC distributes Karushilpa Award
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation organised a discussion on the 鈥楻ole of BSCIC in the Implementation of Vision 2041 in the Progress of Development鈥� and distributed 鈥楰arushilpa Award 1430鈥� at Oasis Hall of Pan Pacific Sonargaon in Dhaka on Monday...
Role of cottage industries stressed in dev of tourism
A seminar on 鈥業mportance of Small and Cottage Industries in the Development of Tourism Industry of Bangladesh鈥� was held at Shailprapat Auditorium at Tourism Bhaban at Agargaon in the capital on Wednesday...