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Rajshahi BSCIC to create 5000 employments
RAJSHAHI, Nov 28, 2018 (BSS)-Expansion of the industrial estate of
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi would
create employment opportunities for around 5,000 people.
A Taka 131.74 crore project titled “BSCIC Industrial Estate-2” has been
adopted to acquire 50 acres of land to develop 296 industrial plots in the
area to ensure the development of small and medium enterprises (SME) in the
region.
The project will be implemented at Kechuatoil, Uzirpukur and Lalitahar
areas where 296 industrial units will be created for establishing 250 SMEs.
BSCIC officials revealed this while distributing bank cheques among 35 land
owners as compensation at the project site here on Tuesday.
Regional Director Engineer Ajharul Islam, Project Director Abdul Baset,
Assistant Commissioner (Land) Nurul Hai Anas, Executive Magistrate Jannat Ara
Tithi, Parila Union Parishad Chairman Saiful Bari and land owner Prof Siraj
Uddin were present on the occasion.
Engineer Ajharul Islam said the government has taken the responsibility of
providing industrial plots to the actual entrepreneurs.
He said the present government has a separate view-point towards
Rajshahi’s development and intends to accelerate its socio-economic
improvement through the best use of the existing industrial potentialities.
He said the government has given special emphasis to building planned
industrial estates throughout the country to attain the goal of sustainable
and eco-friendly industrialization.
“The industrial plots are being developed considering the country’s socio-
economic condition and future necessity,” he added.
He informed 10 per cent of the industrial plots in the estate would be
kept reserved for the women entrepreneurs.
In the project, there will be three types of industrial plots. The number
of A-type industrial unit is 83 having 6,000 square feet each while 89 units
will be B-type with 4,500 square feet each and the remaining plots will be S-
type with the size of 3,500- 8,000 square feet each.
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