SME Sector

SME Sector

An entrepreneur displays a range of agricultural machinery at the National SME Product Fair, running until 14 December at the China-Bangladesh Friendship Exhibition Centre. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Economic headwinds bite SME sector as entrepreneurs report sales slump

Rising costs and financing hurdles hit the sector in 2024 and 2025; industry eyes 2026 for recovery

Illustration: TBS

In praise of the small

SME: Empowering growth

SME: Empowering growth

SME: Small is beautiful

SME: Small is beautiful

National Bank Executive Vice President and Divisional Head Md Sahidul Islam. Photo: TBS

'By 2024, 25% of loans will be disbursed to CMSME sector'

Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited. Photo: Courtesy

'Importance of SMEs in a developing country like Bangladesh is immense'

The number of company liquidations in the country has increased each year since the pandemic broke out in 2020, with 317 facing liquidation in the first nine months of the current fiscal year. Photo: Mumit M

SMEs suffer as economic woes linger

Cenbank doubles SME refinance scheme size to encourage women entrepreneurs

Cenbank doubles SME refinance scheme size to encourage women entrepreneurs

Photo: Courtesy

Kosovo mulls trade relations in SME sector with BD 

Existing policies in Bangladesh to support SMEs are insufficient, poorly formulated, and lack harmonisation. Photo: TBS

5 common facility centres to be set up to boost SME sector

TBS Sketch of Shoaib Hasan

From losing all in stocks to becoming the best entrepreneur

Representational Image. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Why we should treat SME clusters as special economic zones

TBS Today: Export sector reopens, why not SMEs?

TBS Today: Export sector reopens, why not SMEs?