DHAKA, April 22, 2025 (BSS) - 'Dhaka Haat' will be set up at Uttara Diabari in the capital for small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs.

"A 'Dhaka Haat' will be set up in Uttara Diabari area for small and medium enterprises entrepreneurs . . . Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and SME Foundation will jointly implement it. The activities will start soon," DNCC Administrator Mohammad Ejaz told a meeting here today.
 
This decision was taken in a joint meeting of the DNCC led by its Administrator Mohammad Ejaz and SME Foundation delegation led by its Chairperson Md Musfiqur Rahman at Gulshan Nagar Bhaban here last afternoon.

The DNCC administrator said the two organizations have reached a consensus to jointly launch temporary holiday markets in various places including Agargaon in Dhaka and operate Business Incubation Centers (BIC) to create new entrepreneurs with supporting new and startup businesses in their early stages.  

DNCC Chief Executive Officer Abu Sayeed Md Kamruzzaman, SME Foundation Managing Director Anwar Hossain Chowdhury, Deputy Managing Director Nazim Hasan Sattar, Farzana Khan, General Manager Mohammad Jahangir Hossain and Md Abdus Salam Sardar, among others, were present there.

In the meeting, DNCC Administrator Mohammad Ejaz said, "Illegal businesses cannot be carried out by occupying roads and footpaths . . . We will issue trade licenses and provide cooperation for legitimate businesses as we are trying to create business opportunities."

He said now trade licenses can be collected from DNCC from home but earlier it was heard that bribes were exchanged for getting trade licenses.

"Now corruption has stopped because it is completely online. Everyone can get trade licenses from home. You can apply for trade licenses online by uploading the necessary information and documents and can download the trade licenses from home," the administrator added.