Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman on Saturday called upon the small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs to build Bangladesh as a self-reliant country, saying that the government cannot take the country forward alone. “The SME entrepreneurs have to play a pioneering role in building Sonar Bangla as it is not possible for the government alone to take the country forward,” he said while addressing a meeting after visiting foundries and a biogas power plant here.
With Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) Managing Director Pradeep Kumar Dutta in the chair, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by Deputy Managing Director of National Bank Shafiqur Rahman, President of Bogra Chamber of Commerce and Industries Momtazuddin and President of Poultry Industry Owners Association Mahfuz Siddiqui Liton.
Referring to the massive flourishing of foundry industry in Bogra, the central bank governor also said, “We always listen to failure than success. But now the extent of success is more than failure.”s
Atiur also said that once a tailor industry has now been turned into a huge garment industry and it earned US Dollar 21 billion last year.
“The SME industries are flourishing immensely in the country creating employment for millions of people,” he said.
The governor said 10 Asian countries would lead the world in future and Bangladesh would be one of those 10 countries. “We should not be frustrated in little failure, there are lack of entrepreneurs, not money,” he added.
He also called upon the entrepreneurs to take biogas power projects to solve electricity problems in the country.
Earlier, the central bank governor visited foundries in BSCIC Estate here.
Chairman of Social Islami Bank Ltd Sultan Mahmud Chowdhry, General Manager of National Bank of Pakistan Faruq Abbas and President of Bangladesh Foundry Owners Association Ainul Haque Sohel were also present on the occasion.

News: the independent/Bangladesh/ Apr-03-2011