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RAJSHAHI, Dec 10, 2025 (BSS) - A 10-day BSCIC Entrepreneurs Fair-2025 ended in Rajshahi this afternoon with a call to boost the economic condition of the region through promoting its industrial sector.

District office of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) hosted the fair on the Lalon Open Stage premises adjacent to the bank of the river Padma.
 
A spectrum of locally produced industrial goods, including leather products, jute-made products, processed agricultural products, electrical and electronic goods, clothes, design and fashion wares and other products were displayed at 70 stalls set up at the fair.
 
Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohinul Hassan, Superintendent of Police Naimul Hassan, BSCIC Regional Director Shafiqul Islam, Deputy General Manager Rafiqul Islam and President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Masudur Rahman addressed the closing ceremony.
 
Mohinul Hassan said the present interim government has been ensuring a business-friendly atmosphere to encourage local entrepreneurs to revitalize the sector.
 
Time-fitting measures are being taken to revive the region's industrial sector, including the cottage industries as it plays a vital role in economic development.
 
BSCIC Regional Director Shafiqul Islam told the meeting that the fair had been organised in order to increase the visibility of handloom and cottage industrial goods through preserving and encouraging the practices of local artisans.