STORY: Bangladesh's annual SME fair kicks off 
SHOOTING TIME: May 19, 2024
DATELINE: May 20, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:34
LOCATION: Dhaka
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the SME fair

STORYLINE:

Bangladesh's annual National Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Fair-2024 began in the capital of Dhaka on Sunday.
   
More than 300 SME institutions have been exhibiting their products, including jute, agriculture and leather products, and electrical and information and technology goods at the seven-day fair.
   
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the fair at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka.
   
In her speech, Hasina asked all concerned to create more opportunities for female entrepreneurs.
   
She said men can take initiatives bringing their wives and sisters in the SME business by enjoying opportunities of SME facilities that include taking loan on four percent interest rate.
   
She expressed her satisfaction as 60 percent SME entrepreneurs in the country are women.
   
Hasina said her government has been constructing 100 economic zones across Bangladesh where SME entrepreneurs can get lands to build their own industries.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka.
(XHTV)