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RAJSHAHI, Dec 24, 2025 (BSS) - A month-long NASCIB Entrepreneurs Fair-2025 began in Rajshahi on Wednesday with a call to boost the economic condition of the region through increased promotion of its industrial sector.

District office of the National Small and Cottage Industries in Bangladesh (NASCIB) is hosting 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 are being displayed at 100 stalls set up at the fair.

NASCIB District unit president Shafiqul Islam opened the fair through balloons and festoons and addressed the opening ceremony as the chief guest.

NASCIB district office members Golam Ehtesam and Salauddin Zia, among others, were present on the occasion.

Shafiqul Islam 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 they play a vital role in economic development.
 
He said that handlooms and cottage goods symbolised the true craftsmanship of the Bangladeshi artisans.
 
Various artisan communities are scattered throughout the country, communities consisting of people who solely depend on their crafts as a source of income.
 
He also underscored the need for hosting more fairs of such types to protect the handicrafts goods from diminishing further.
 
NASCIB District unit president Shafiqul Islam said that additional investment in this sector is very important to bolster the economic condition of both urban and rural areas and to rid society of the vicious circle of poverty.
 
He said the meeting that the fair had been organised in order to increase the visibility of handloom and cottage industry goods, preserving and encouraging the practices of local artisans.
 
The fair will remain open from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm every day until January 20, 2026.