Training on 'Quality control, quality assurance system and lab test procedures for salt iodization' for the officials of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) is going at Cox`s Bazar. The training started on Friday (February 16, 2024) will end on Tuesday in two phrases. Read more: Industries Minister invites SMEs to invest in BSCIC facilities This training was jointly organized by Salt cell, BSCIC and Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) of Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR). Chairman of Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik inaugurated the training. Habibur Rahman Bhuiyan director of IFST, BCSIR presided over this training while Akil Ranjan Tarofder, GM of Extension division in BSCIC, Sarawor Hossain AGM of Extension division and Head of Salt Cell, BSCIC and , officials of IFST, BCSIR and Nutrition International were present. Read more: 12 types of salt used in cooking, baking and seasoning

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Monday (April 12, 2021) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Business Automation Ltd to introduce one-stop services.Addressing the agreement signing event, BSCIC Chairman Mostaque Hassan hoped that the one-stop services can be introduced within this month.Describing the one-stop service as a milestone for BSCIC, he said if it can be introduced, it will help BSCIC to render quality services to entrepreneurs. Also read: BSCIC urged to take leading role towards realising Vision 2041 BSCIC Secretary Mofidul Islam and Director of Business Automation Soyeb Ahmed Masud inked the MoU on behalf of their respective sides at BSCIC Board Room.Once the one-stop services are introduced, micro, small, cottage and medium entrepreneurs will be able to avail all sorts of services including trade license, registration of land, environmental clearance, approval for construction and utility connections from a single place.Currently, there are 79 BSCIC industrial estates in the country. Besides, BSCIC has a master plan to construct 50 more industrial estates in a total of 20 acres of land in the country by 2030. Also read: BSCIC Fair underway in NetrakonaSo, the one-stop services will play a significant role in attracting local and foreign investment in the industrial estates, said a press release.    Earlier, BSCIC, an organisation under the Industries Ministry, was incorporated in the One-Stop Service Act, 2018 for attracting investors from home and abroad.Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA), Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) and Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority are also there in the One-Stop Service Act. Also read: BSCIC, Oikko Foundation to jointly work for online marketing of products

Women entrepreneurs will be provided with plots in the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on priority basis, said Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Sunday.

 

Industries Secretary KM Ali Azam urged the officials and staff of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) to play a vital role in achieving the goal of building an industrialised Bangladesh free of hunger and poverty by 2041, as announced by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The ingredients of liquid refined tannery waste of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) following the standards set for it by the Environment Department, said KM Ali Azam, Secretary of the Industries Ministry.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) Chairman on Tuesday said that they will provide necessary assistance and supervise the government’s stimulus package of Tk 20,000 crore for the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector.   “Six directors of BSCIC were directed to support the SME loan distribution activities in specific districts according to an office order released on July 15,” said a press release on Tuesday.   BSCIC Chairman Md Mostaaq Hasan said the have formed committees in 42 districts to distribute SME loans and arranged several meetings in this regard.   Meetings in the other districts will be arranged soon, he said.   The BSCIC chairman also informed that loan recoveries for small, micro, cottage and mid-level industries will be 99 percent.   As part of the stimulus package to revamp the economy, the government announced Tk 20,000 crore stimulus package for the SME sector to help it stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic.   According to Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, SME sector contributes to about 25 percent to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and accounts for 86 percent of the industrial workforce.   BSCIC directors assigned   Dr Md Abdus Salam, director (technology, skills), BSCIC, will supervise SME loan activities in Rajshahi, Pabna, Natore, Chapainawabganj, Kushtia, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Jashore, Jhenidah, Narail and Magura.   Swapan Kumar Ghosh, director (finance), took the responsibilities of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, Narshingdi, Narayanganj, Munshiganj and Dhaka districts.   Md Khalilur Rahman, director (industrial development and extension), was selected for Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, Joypurhat, Naogaon and Bogura districts.   Md Alamgir Hossin, director (marketing, design, and crafts), will see activities in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Barguna, Barishal, Pirojpur, Jhalakathi, Gopalganj, Madaripur and Shariatpur districts.   According to BSCIC office order, Dr Golam Md Faruk, director (planning and research), will supervise activities in Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakana, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Tangail, Sirajganj, Manikganj, Gazipur, Faridpur and Rajbari districts.   Meanwhile, Mohammad Ataur Rahman Siddique, director (engineering and project implementation), will supervise SME loan activities in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhari, Feni, Laxmipur, Chandpur and Bhola districts.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) and online marketing platform ‘Oikko Foundation’ will jointly work for online marketing of products of the country’s small and cottage industries.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) authorities urged the seven banks in Cox’s Bazar to provide loans at 4 percent interest rate for salt farmers.

Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) has urged authorities concerned to provide healthcare services to all those engaged in producing essential items, protective gears and medicines in all industrial areas on a priority basis.