Will take initiatives to speed up activities of SME Foundation: Industries minister | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Monday
May 12, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Epaper
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Banking
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025
Will take initiatives to speed up activities of SME Foundation: Industries minister

Economy

TBS Report
01 February, 2024, 09:10 pm
Last modified: 01 February, 2024, 09:14 pm

Related News

  • SME Foundation disburses over Tk1,000cr in loans to nearly 11,000 entrepreneurs
  • SME Foundation partners with NSDA to enhance entrepreneurs' skills 
  • SME Foundation to lend Tk450cr to small, medium ventures
  • SME Foundation extends low-cost funds to small and medium entrepreneurs
  • Make investments in country's economic zones, PM Hasina asks local businesses

Will take initiatives to speed up activities of SME Foundation: Industries minister

TBS Report
01 February, 2024, 09:10 pm
Last modified: 01 February, 2024, 09:14 pm
The minister at a meeting with the Board of Directors of SME Foundation members on 1 February. Photo: TBS
The minister at a meeting with the Board of Directors of SME Foundation members on 1 February. Photo: TBS

More support will be given to the SME Foundation for the development of small- and medium-industries in the country, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said today (1 February).

During a meeting with the Board of Directors of SME Foundation members led by its chairman Masudur Rahman, the minister said initiatives will be taken to speed up the activities of the foundation.

The SME Foundation is active in various stages, including low-interest financing, marketing of products, encouraging entrepreneurs to use new technology, SME cluster-based development, and skill enhancement, among others. 

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was present in the meeting.

 

Industries minister / SME Foundation

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Govt bans publicising statements, contents or gatherings supporting those charged under anti-terror act
    Govt bans publicising statements, contents or gatherings supporting those charged under anti-terror act
  • Representational image. Photo: Reuters
    Remittance inflow breaks record, hits $25b in 10 months as hundi dominance declines
  • A Royal Bengal Tiger in the Sundarbans. Representational Photo: Collected
    Bangladesh bans new industrial construction within 10km of Sundarbans

MOST VIEWED

  • Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus holds a high-level meeting on the country's capital market at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on 11 May 2025. Photo: PID
    Chief adviser orders listing of SOEs, govt-linked MNCs to revitalise stock market
  • Bangladesh Bank. File Photo: Collected
    Govt can now temporarily take over any bank, NBFI
  • Governments often rely on foreign loans. Russia’s loans covered 90% of the Rooppur Nuclear Power plant project's cost. Photo: Collected
    18 engineers of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant dismissed following week-long unrest
  • Food, fertilisers, raw materials: NBR plans advance tax on 200 duty-free imports
    Food, fertilisers, raw materials: NBR plans advance tax on 200 duty-free imports
  • Solar power project in Chattogram. Photo: TBS
    Govt's 5,238MW grid-tied solar push faces tepid response from investors
  • Photo shows the high-level meeting with the LDC Graduation Committee held at the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing
    CA Yunus urges swift, coordinated action for LDC graduation

Related News

  • SME Foundation disburses over Tk1,000cr in loans to nearly 11,000 entrepreneurs
  • SME Foundation partners with NSDA to enhance entrepreneurs' skills 
  • SME Foundation to lend Tk450cr to small, medium ventures
  • SME Foundation extends low-cost funds to small and medium entrepreneurs
  • Make investments in country's economic zones, PM Hasina asks local businesses

Features

Photo: Courtesy

No drill, no fuss: Srijani’s Smart Fit Lampshades for any space

1d | Brands
Photo: Collected

Bathroom glow-up: 5 easy ways to upgrade your washroom aesthetic

1d | Brands
The design language of the fourth generation Velfire is more mature than the rather angular, maximalist approach of the last generation. PHOTO: Arfin Kazi

2025 Toyota Vellfire: The Japanese land yacht

1d | Wheels
Kadambari Exclusive by Razbi’s summer shari collection features fabrics like Handloomed Cotton, Andi Cotton, Adi Cotton, Muslin and Pure Silk.

Cooling threads, cultural roots: Sharis for a softer summer

2d | Mode

More Videos from TBS

Public Rights Council wants 14 parties, including Jatiya Party, banned

Public Rights Council wants 14 parties, including Jatiya Party, banned

25m | TBS Today
Why are small depositors the main target of Dhaka Bank?

Why are small depositors the main target of Dhaka Bank?

2h | TBS Programs
Trump presses Zelensky to negotiate with Putin

Trump presses Zelensky to negotiate with Putin

3h | TBS World
How Trump's love of maps has shaken up geopolitics

How Trump's love of maps has shaken up geopolitics

17h | Others
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net