BRAC Bank to participate in Bangladesh Bank CMSME Fair for women entrepreneurs

BRAC Bank is participating in a Banker-Women Entrepreneur Conference and Product Showcasing Fair exclusively for women entrepreneurs of cottage, micro, small, and medium enterprises (CMSME).

The SME and Special Programmes Department of Bangladesh Bank is organizing the exposition to help create a market for women business owners. This initiative is part of the central bank’s mission to inspire more women into entrepreneurship and ensure their inclusion in the mainstream financial system, according to a press release.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur will formally inaugurate the fair as the chief guest on May 8, 2025, at Bangla Academy premises in Dhaka. The expo will run from 10:00AM to 08:00PM until May 11, 2025, and is open to the public. Finance and Science and Technology Advisor Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed will attend the closing ceremony as the chief guest on May 11, 2025. 

BRAC Bank’s Managing Director & CEO Selim R. F. Hussain, Additional Managing Director & Head of SME Banking Syed Abdul Momen will attend the inauguration ceremony.

A total of 70 entrepreneurs from 49 banks and financial institutions including BRAC Bank will showcase their products and services in this marketplace creation platform for the all-women entrepreneurs. BRAC Bank’s women SME clients, Dighal and Ananya, will take part in this fair with their organic food and skincare items at stall number 1.

On the margin of the conference, BRAC Bank will organize a panel discussion on “Connecting Grassroots CMSME to Institutional Financing: Obstacles and Potential” with participation of Bangladesh Bank’s Director, SME & SPD Nawshad Mustafa, BRAC Bank’s AMD & Head of SME Banking Syed Abdul Momen, DMD of SME Foundation Md. Nazeem Hassan Satter and Team Leader of Inspire, SwissContactBidowra Tahmin Khan. BRAC Bank’s Head of SME Strategy, Innovation & New Business Jakirul Islam will moderate the session starting at 10:00AM on May 9, 2025 at Poet Shamsur Rahman Seminar Hall. The panel discussion is open to all.

Since inception, BRAC Bank has been a partner of Bangladesh Bank in grooming women CMSME entrepreneurs helping them start, nurture and expand business. The bank provides banking, financing and capacity-building, networking and market development support to women empower entrepreneurs nationwide.