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Trade Support Centre for women in Rangpur


Bangladeshpost
Published : 22 Jun 2019 07:05 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 10:40 PM

The government is going to launch a ‘Trade Support Centre’ in Rangpur to provide training to women to help them producing export items suiting to global standard.

From the center women entrepreneurs will easily get the latest information and data related to import and export to boost up their business at home and abroad, agency reports.

It was told at a workshop on ‘Support to Women Traders to Promote Exports and Up-gradation of Bangladesh Trade Portal (BTP)’ held at Rangpur Chamber auditorium on Saturday, reports BSS.

Ministry of Commerce with assistance of Rangpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and World Bank organised the workshop under Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project (BRCP)-1.

Women entrepreneurs and traders, chamber leaders and officials of National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh from allover Rangpur division took part in the workshop.

Joint secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Director of WTO Cell Hamidur Rahman Khan attended the workshop as chief guest while joint Secretary of Ministry of Commerce Hemayet Uddin was in the chair.

Consultant of International Finance Corporation of World Bank Khalid Hossain was present as resource person. Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib and RCCI President Mostafa Sohrab Chowdhury Titu also spoke on the occasion.

Speakers said the government has taken various steps to extend support to women entrepreneurs for promoting exports of their quality products to flourish their business.

Deputy Commissioner of Rangpur said the number of women entrepreneurs is increasing in Rangpur division where many women entrepreneurs are successfully running many enterprises, creating their own positions and employments for women.

RCCI President Titu said Bangladesh is moving forward following simplification of trade through various pragmatic initiatives of the present government. He urged the government for taking more effective steps so that women entrepreneurs could easily get bank loans and can do business in a women-friendly environment.