Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said large-scale promotion of SMEs can be the best way of more income generation activities and poverty alleviation.
Both public and private banks should disburse loans among SME entrepreneurs, particularly women, to promote SME entrepreneurship in the Rajshahi region, he said.
Mayor Liton came up with the observation while inaugurating the first activities of SME Online Cell Campaign at the Green Plaza of the city bhaban in Rajshahi on Sturday as chief guest.
SME Online Market, Oikya.com.bd, is hosting the campaign titled "SME Salute to Silk City' as part of its countrywide SME Salute Bangladesh.
On behalf of the Oikya.com.bd, Tanveer Ahmed, Suraiya Alam, Zinnatul Ferdous, Mozaffar Hossain and Jakir Hossain were present on the occasion. The mayor laid emphasis on the need for strengthening the efforts of generating entrepreneurs in grassroots through the best use of area-based industrial potentials.
Liton also put special emphasis on involving more female entrepreneurs with flourishing of the local SME sector to accelerate the pace of national development through enhancing national economic growth and poverty alleviation.